comp

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noun

: a complimentary ticket
broadly : something provided free of charge

comp

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verb (1)

comped; comping; comps

transitive verb

: to provide (someone) with something free
a hotel comping celebrities for their rooms
Tim had turned to greet a fellow in a tweedy sport coat, and I saw him signal the bartender to comp the guy to a drink.Sue Grafton
also : to provide (something) free of charge
Opening night, there was enough of an overflow, and enough angry people left in the hallways, that management started to comp hotel rooms to soothe the frazzled. Ben Fong-Torres

comp

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verb (2)

ˈkəmp How to pronounce comp (audio)
ˈkämp
comped; comping; comps

intransitive verb

: to punctuate and support a jazz solo with irregularly spaced chords

comp

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abbreviation

Examples of comp in a Sentence

Noun this hotel offers its guests more comps, including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Annalisa, on the other hand, was a real person, a student who always sat in the front row of my freshman comp class 13 years ago. John M. Crisp, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024 If your workers’ comp claim has been denied, this need for extensive, practical legal knowledge and experience is crucial when arguing your case before an administrative law judge in a contested hearing. David Stubblefield, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024 The comp decline followed a 6.3% decline in the previous Q3 of 2024. Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 In the Jury house, Blue talked about as a juror having to judge Jag's comp dominance vs. Matt's elite social game and never touching the block. EW.com, 3 Nov. 2023 Hough won the dancing comp six times over the years before becoming one of the judges in 2020. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2023 Wong’s total comp of $92.5 million included a base salary of $583,820, stock awards of $45.7 million and stock options worth $45.7 million. Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024 Next Insurance, which sells small business insurance policies like liability, auto and workers’ comp online and uses AI to process applications quickly, made the Fintech 50 for its fifth year. Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Like the Odd Couples comp for HOH, that's my kind of thing. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Verb
In some of the forms filled out in recent years, comps listed by landlords were apartments rented by voucher holders, defeating the purpose of the comparisons. Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024 However, Banana Republic (comps down 8%) and Athleta (-19%) brands still continue to struggle. Trefis Team, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 Yet that praise is always well-considered, and the comps Bailey continues to accrue already put him in a very high-rent catching district. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023 The 6-1, 190-pound left-handed hitting center fielder who can conjure up some Bryce Harper visual comps with flowing locks and occasional heavy eye black, began the spring as the top high school hitter in the draft and has done nothing to diminish his stock. Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023 In hot markets like the past two years, homes in better condition than comps were selling six days faster. Amit Arora, Fortune, 22 June 2023 While most categories were struggling in the apparel market to comp last year’s sales, areas like sleepwear and loungewear are on track to grow to by $19.5 billion by 2024, thanks to 2020’s boost. Syama Meagher, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 And the player comp for Karlaftis? Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2022 Those injuries are awful for the employees who endure them, and also expensive for the companies that employ them in terms of sick days and workers comp insurance costs. Amy Feldman, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

short for complimentary

Verb (2)

short for accompany

First Known Use

Noun

1887, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

1961, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of comp was in 1887

Dictionary Entries Near comp

Cite this Entry

“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

comp

abbreviation

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