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courtesy
Noun
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Courtesy is beliefs and actions related to being polite and respectful.
Our teachers treated us with courtesy and kindness.
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A courtesy is something you do for someone to make things nicer for them, but for which you are not paid.
She sent you the photo as a small courtesy.
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If you receive something courtesy of someone else, they have provided it for free.
All photos are courtesy of the city of Mississauga.
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A courtesy title is one that people call you, even though it has no true basis.
Eveyone called the prince the Duke of Eaves as a courtesy title.
bus
Noun
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A bus is a vehicle that carries a large number of people on roads.
He ran to catch the school bus, which had stopped at a corner to pick up more kids.
This bus makes ten stops before arriving at Union Station.
I woke up late and missed my bus this morning.
Tourists didn't usually ride the local bus.
The bus driver took out tickets as we got on at the station.
The two young men boarded a crowded city bus to go home.
She was the first and only passenger at this bus stop.
Round-trip bus fare to and from the ferry terminal was $1.
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A bus is part of a computer; it moves information.
bus
Verb
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If you bus people somewhere, you take them there on a bus.
The children are bused to school every morning.
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If you bus tables, you take away dirty dishes in a restaurant.