A courtesy call is a visit or call made out of politeness. Pay a courtesy call.
Nothing is transacted, and the visit itself is the whole content of it. A courtesy call in diplomacy is watched closely for who was called on first.
1nouncourtesy callA visit or call made out of politeness.
“The courtesy call lasted eleven minutes and settled nothing.”
courtesy call is a visit.
Practised in Manners & Etiquette