Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 4 compound words that contain courtesy. The most common are listed below. Open courtesy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- courtesy phoneClipping of courtesy telephone: A free, dedicated public phone provided by businesses or facilities to help customers seek information, connect with services, or receive paged messages; they are commonly found in airport terminals, hotel …
- courtesy nameAn alias used instead of one's given name by peers and subordinates as a symbol of adulthood and respect in China and sometimes more broadly other East Asian cultures.
- courtesy of the tradeAn unofficial agreement between American publishers not to compete by reprinting the same (pirated) titles from Britain.
- common courtesySynonym of common decency: A basic level of politeness and courtesy that is expected of all people.
- courtesy flagA flag (of the country being visited) flown by a visiting vessel as a token of respect, as well as the vessel's own national or house flag.
- courtesy bookA didactic manual of knowledge for courtiers, explaining matters of etiquette, morality, and socially acceptable behavior.
- courtesy callA usually symbolic formal meeting in which a diplomat or representative of a state pays a visit out of courtesy to a head of state or state office holder.
- courtesy cardA loyalty card.
- courtesy clerkSynonym of bagger (“retail employee who bags customers' purchases”).
- courtesy copyA carbon copy.
- courtesy lightsplural of courtesy light: A small light inside a motor vehicle that automatically switches on when a door is opened.
- courtesy namesplural of courtesy name: An alias used instead of one's given name by peers and subordinates as a symbol of adulthood and respect in China and sometimes more broadly other East Asian cultures.
- courtesy telephoneA free, dedicated public phone provided by businesses or facilities to help customers seek information, connect with services, or receive paged messages; they are commonly found in airport terminals, hotel lobbies, train stations, and …
- courtesy titleA person's title that has no legal validity but is used through custom or courtesy, particularly for children of the nobility.
- courtesy titlesplural of courtesy title: A person's title that has no legal validity but is used through custom or courtesy, particularly for children of the nobility.
- courtesy flushA flush (cleansing of the toilet) in the middle of a sitting, intended to reduce an unpleasant smell.
- courtesy turnA square dancing and contra dancing move in which the man puts his arm around the waist of the woman and turns her around by moving backwards while she moves forward.
- senatorial courtesyA long-standing, unofficial convention by which a senator will support a Senate colleague opposing the appointment to federal office of a nominee from that senator's state.
- strain courtesyTo go beyond what courtesy requires; to insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others.
- courtesy booksplural of courtesy book: A didactic manual of knowledge for courtiers, explaining matters of etiquette, morality, and socially acceptable behavior.
- courtesy callsplural of courtesy call: A usually symbolic formal meeting in which a diplomat or representative of a state pays a visit out of courtesy to a head of state or state office holder.
- courtesy cardsplural of courtesy card: A loyalty card.
- courtesy copiesplural of courtesy copy: A carbon copy.
- courtesy flagsplural of courtesy flag: A flag (of the country being visited) flown by a visiting vessel as a token of respect, as well as the vessel's own national or house flag.
- courtesy lampSynonym of courtesy light: A small light inside a motor vehicle that automatically switches on when a door is opened.
Compound words 4
- overcourtesyExcessive courtesy.
- uncourtesybad manners
- discourtesyLack of courtesy; rudeness.
- courtesyingsplural of courtesying: gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.