courtesy
/ˈkɜːtəsi/ nounDefinition
› [U] behaviour that is polite and shows respect, or a polite action or remark: The hotel treats all guests with courtesy. [+ to do sth] He didn't even have the courtesy to thank me.
(by) courtesy of sb/sth › If you have something courtesy of someone, they have allowed you to have it: The photograph is courtesy of the Natural History Museum.
(Definition of courtesy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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