a courtesy call

  • 1courtesy call — ➔ call2 * * * courtesy call UK US noun [C] ► MARKETING a visit or phone call that a company makes to customers, for example, to thank them for their business or ask if they are satisfied with the company s service: »Use courtesy calls to… …

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  • 2courtesy call — courtesy ,call noun count a visit or telephone call that you make to a customer in order to be polite …

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  • 3Courtesy call — In diplomacy, a courtesy call is a 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 calls may be paid by another head of state, a prime minister, a… …

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  • 4courtesy call — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms courtesy call : singular courtesy call plural courtesy calls a visit or telephone call that you make to a customer in order to be polite …

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  • 5courtesy call — noun : a social call made for reasons of general courtesy and without a more specific purpose …

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  • 6courtesy call — visit which is made for the sake of good manners …

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  • 7courtesy call — noun (C) a visit to someone that you make to be polite or to show your respect for them …

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  • 8Call — An option that gives the right to buy the underlying futures contract. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. call call 1 [kɔːl ǁ kɒːl] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to telephone someone: • She called the airport to ask about… …

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  • 9call — The period at market opening or closing during which futures contract prices are established by auction. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary An option that grants the holder the right to purchase an instrument in the future at a price established… …

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  • 10courtesy — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)tɪsi[/t]] courtesies 1) N UNCOUNT Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others. [FORMAL] ...a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies... He did not even have the courtesy to reply to my fax. Syn:… …

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