courtesy visit

collocation in English

meaningsofcourtesyandvisit

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courtesy
noun[U or C]
uk
/ˈkɜː.tə.si/
us
/ˈkɝː.t̬ə.si/
polite behaviour, or a polite action ...
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visit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvɪz.ɪt/
us
/ˈvɪz.ɪt/
an occasion when you visit a place ...
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(Definition ofcourtesyandvisitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcourtesy visit

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We all know how often acourtesyvisithas averted serious danger.
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This was a normalcourtesyvisit, which did not require my consent.
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Unless a council authorises acourtesyvisitto a twin town and agrees to pay the expenses, it cannot take place; therefore it is an official visit.
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Was it merely acourtesyvisit, or for the purpose of having a cup of tea or a drink?
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I can assure him that it would have been treated purely as acourtesyvisitand without doctrinal significance of any kind.
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Every year inquiry is made of all such employers, either by letter, telephone,courtesyvisitor formal inspection, to find out the quota position.
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In the first instance does "official and courtesy" mean an official visit or acourtesyvisit, or a visit which must be both official and courteous?
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They may also pay the expenses of their own members on official courtesy visits abroad.
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These are examples of courtesy visits which within reason would be encouraged.
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These were courtesy visits of a routine nature.
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He may, however, rest assured that such courtesy visits as take place are not contrary to the interests of this country.
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