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What does the noun courtesy visit mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun courtesy visit . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun courtesy visit is in the 1870s.

OED's earliest evidence for courtesy visit is from 1875.

courtesy visit is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: courtesy n. , visit n.

Nearby entries

• courtesy call, n. 1867–
• courtesy card, n. 1885–
• courtesy cop, n. 1923–
• courtesy light, n. 1949–
• courtesy morsel, n. 1614
• courtesy officer, n. 1931–
• courtesy patrol, n. 1926–
• courtesy rank, n. 1840–
• courtesy runner, n. 1915–
• courtesy title, n. 1762–
• courtesy visit, n. 1875–
• court faggot, n. 1523
• court fold, n. 1830–46
• court fool, n. 1642–
• court form, n. 1699
• court game, n. 1881–
• court gate, n. 1423–
• court guide, n. 1792–
• court hall, n. 1470–1800
• court hand, n. 1571–
• court hearing, n. 1882–

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Definition of courtesy call noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

courtesy call

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• a phone call from a company to one of its customers, for example to see if they are satisfied with the company’s service Topics Phones, email and the internet c2

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Courtesy Visit is a Quest in Escape from Tarkov .

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• 3 Objectives

Dialogue [ ]

Requirements [ ].

• Must be level 20 to start this quest.

Objectives [ ]

• Locate the chairman's house in the abandoned village on Shoreline
• Locate the fisherman's house in the abandoned village on Shoreline
• Locate the priest's house in the abandoned village on Shoreline
• Survive and extract from Shoreline with the "Survived" exit status

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• +11,800 EXP
• Jaeger Rep +0.03
• 36,750 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 1
• 40,250 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 2
• 5× Emelya rye croutons
• 5× Pack of milk
• All houses are located in the swamp. They have to be visited in the same raid.

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Definition of visit

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transitive verb

intransitive verb

Definition of visit  (Entry 2 of 2)

• call (on or upon)
• drop in (on)

Examples of visit in a Sentence

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'visit.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

Middle English, from Anglo-French visiter , from Latin visitare , frequentative of visere to go to see, frequentative of vidēre to see

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3d

1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing visit

• conjugal visit
• pay a visit to
• pay (someone) a visit
• visit on / upon

Dictionary Entries Near visit

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“Visit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visit. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

Kids definition of visit.

Kids Definition of visit  (Entry 2 of 2)

Middle English visiten "to go to a person especially to give comfort," from early French visiter (same meaning), derived from Latin visere "to go to see," from vidēre "to see" — related to vision

Medical Definition

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Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell in "Anyone But You."

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Anyone But You was filmed in parts of Australia around New South Wales and Sydney. Director Will Gluck told The Hollywood Reporter that he wanted the film set in Sydney because he had “really fallen in love with the city” and liked it so much he moved his family there.

“Almost every time you shoot a movie in Sydney, you have to pretend it’s somewhere else and frame out the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. For Anyone But You , I thought, “Why do that?” We actually wrote this movie 100 percent for Sydney — very specific to the destination,” Gluck wrote.

The director continued, “We flew helicopters all over — seeing the city from that vantage point is stunning — and landed one at the Opera House, shut down the Harbour Bridge, filmed at the Queen Victoria Building, and shot for two weeks overlooking Bondi Beach,” he said. “We spent a week on a boat in Sydney Harbour shooting a scene where they’re stranded on a buoy, but you can’t have humans in the water without a shark cage, so we had to have one the whole time. You pinch yourself. It’s so unbelievable we were actually doing these things.”

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Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a focal point in Anyone But You. The 20th-century architectural landmark serves as a gorgeous backdrop for big moments, including the end scene when Ben passionately kisses Bea, who is standing at the top of the steps. You can visit the performing arts center for special events and tours.

Marks Park, Bondi

Located in Sydney's northern suburbs, the wedding scene in Anyone But You was filmed at Marks Park overlooking Bondi Beach and the Pacific Ocean. The cliff-top park is open to the public and has fitness stations, a playground, and some shaded areas.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 01: A general view of North Palm Beach on Sydney's Northern Beaches, on ... [+] April 01, 2024, in Sydney, Australia (Photo by Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Many of Anyone But You ’s breathtaking beach scenes were filmed around Palm Beach. Director Will Gluck told THR that one of the best parts of filming was on location in Palm Beach, a suburb in the Northern Beaches.

“Our caravans were parked right on the water, and Glen and Sydney and I decided to live there the whole time. We’d shoot all day and all the crew would go home, then we’d jump in the water and have a swim, go to our trailers and have dinner sitting outside,” he said. “It’s one of the most beautiful places in the world, and you normally wouldn’t be allowed to sleep there. It was probably the most fun I’ve ever had filming.”

Jones Bay Wharf

Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney Harbour's Pyrmont.

The historic Jones Bay Wharf is another familiar filming location in Anyone But You. The hidden gem in the Pyrmont district is home to fine dining restaurants, charming cafes, and beautiful views the of the city and Harbour Bridge.

Queen Victoria Building

Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, Australia.

While on their way to collect flowers for the wedding, Ben and his friend Pete are seen walking alongside the Queen Victoria Building. The Romanesque 19th-century building is actually a five-level shopping center with fashion boutiques, jewelry stores, cafes, and restaurants.

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LOS ANGELES — A former cameraman for Megan Thee Stallion who alleges that he was trapped inside a moving vehicle with the hip-hop star in a foreign country while she had sex with a woman has filed a lawsuit accusing the entertainer of harassment and a hostile work environment. 

Emilio Garcia said in the suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court that after the alleged incident he was warned, “don’t ever discuss what you saw,” and berated, fat-shamed and treated differently by Megan. 

The “harassment was so severe or pervasive” that it created a “hostile, abusive work environment” that made Garcia’s “working conditions intolerable,” the suit said.

"This is an employment claim for money — with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her. We will deal with this in court," an attorney for Megan Thee Stallion, Alex Spiro, said Tuesday.

Representatives for Roc Nation did not respond to requests for comment.

Garcia began working for Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, as a personal cameraman in 2018, quit his job in 2019 to pursue the gig with the Grammy winner full time and worked for her until June 2023, the lawsuit stated.

Garcia said in the lawsuit that he traveled with Megan to Ibiza, Spain, in June 2022 and that while in an SUV with Megan and three other women after a night out, Megan and one of the women began to have sex next to him in the moving car.

“I felt uncomfortable. I was kind of frozen, and I was shocked. At kind of just be the overall audacity to do this right, right beside me,” Garcia told NBC News in an interview. 

The following day, the rapper asked Garcia whether he was in the car with them the night before, and when he confirmed he was, Megan told him: “Don’t ever discuss what you saw,” the suit states. 

Garcia’s said in his suit that during the same trip, Megan hurled fat-shaming insults at him, calling him a “fat bitch” and telling him to “spit your food out” and “you don’t need to be eating.”

“To hear someone who advocates about loving your body tell me these things,” Garcia said in the interview, “I felt degraded.”

When they returned from the trip, Garcia said in the lawsuit, his compensation structure was changed from a monthly flat-rate to a pay-per-task system that required him to submit invoices for each assignment. 

He said he was expected to provide the same services despite the pay structure change, but alleges that he was treated differently following the Ibiza trip and saw a decrease in bookings Megan hired him to do. 

Garcia began to consider quitting the job because of Megan’s “possessiveness combined with a lack of appropriate pay for the amount of time asked of him” and a lack of bookings, the suit states.

Garcia remained on the schedule for a June 2023 job, but the night before, Roc Nation notified him that “his services would no longer be required” by Megan, according to the lawsuit. 

While working for Megan, Garcia “endured a barrage of relentless sexual and fat-shaming comments plunging him into profound emotional distress,” the suit said.

“What I learned throughout the years is that, especially coming from an from an office environment, is you know, there’s no HR department in the entertainment business,” Garcia told NBC News in an interview. “So if you don’t know that you’re being done wrong, you don’t really know how to advocate for yourself until you start asking maybe you start asking your peers who have representation, they have agents, they have management, they have attorney. So I just really just want to encourage people to advocate for themselves.”

The alleged behavior caused Garcia to face a loss in earnings and other employment benefits, as well as physical injuries, physical sickness and emotional distress, according to the lawsuit.  

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“Megan just needs to pay our client what he’s due, own up to her behavior and quit this sort of sexual harassment and fat shaming conduct,” Ron Zambrano, an attorney for Garcia, said in a statement to NBC News. “Emilio should never have been put in a position of having to be in the vehicle with her while she had sex with another woman. ‘Inappropriate’ is putting it lightly. Exposing this behavior to employees is definitely illegal.”

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His misclassification as an independent contractor “left him without basic insurance coverage, depriving him of essential health care,” the suit said. 

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Offering pristine white-sand beaches and crystal-clear emerald waters, South Walton is the perfect blend of family-friendly attractions, charming local culture, and a welcoming atmosphere. Within its sixteen distinct neighborhoods, South Walton offers diverse styles curated to suit your family's vacation preferences-whatever they may be! Whether wandering the cobblestone streets of Rosemary Beach or basking in the soothing pastels of Seaside, each locale provides an ideal backdrop for creating cherished family memories. 25777 U.S. Highway 331 South, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, visitsouthwalton.com

BEST POOL WITH A VIEW DALLAS RENAISSANCE 2222 N. Stemmons Freeway, marriott.com

BIGGEST WELLNESS ESCAPE THE HOUSTONIAN 111 N. Post Oak Lane, houstonian.com

MOST PROMINENT CULINARY PROGRAM ALBERT HOTEL 213 E. Austin St., Fredericksburg, TX, alberthotel.com

BEST CAJUN CULINARY PROGRAM LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA visitlakecharles.org

BEST HOSPITALITY LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL LOUISIANA 711 Live Casino Blvd., Bossier City, LA, livecasinola.com

TOP SPOT TO LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULER LOUISIANA louisiana.gov

MOST REMOTE RETREAT WILLOW HOUSE 23112 FM 170, Terlingua, TX, willowhouse.co

LOOKING FOR A POSITIVELY PICTURESQUE ESCAPE? COMMODORE PERRY ESTATE 4100 Red River St., Austin, TX, aubergeresorts.com

MOST ALL-ENCOMPASSING RESORT THE HYATT REGENCY LOST PINES RESORT AND SPA 575 Hyatt Lost Pines Road, Lost Pines, TX, hyatt.com

CHICEST SLICE OF HISTORY CAN BE FOUND HERE ... HOTEL EMMA 136 E. Grayson St., San Antonio, TX, thehotelemma.com

TOP NEW SPOT IN AUSTIN

AUSTIN PROPER HOTEL 600 W. 2nd St., Austin, TX, properhotel.com

BEST GOLF DESTINATION HORSESHOE BAY RESORT 200 High Circle North, Horseshoe Bay, TX, hsbresort.com

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