: a complimentary ticket
broadly
: something provided free of charge
comped; comping; comps
: 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
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
Ben Fong-Torres
comped; comping; comps
: to punctuate and support a jazz solo with irregularly spaced chords
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Synonyms
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 WebBruce Brumberg, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
In the first quarter ended May 4, revenues at the American Eagle division of American Eagle Outfitters rose 8 percent to $725 million, with comp sales growing 7 percent.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 25 July 2024
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Maoyan is giving it a 9.1 versus comps A Quiet Place: Day One (7.1), Alien: Covenant (6.9) and Prometheus (7.6).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Be Realistic With Yourself Danika Waddell, the founder of Xena Financial Planning in Seattle, raised the importance of personal comfort level and pragmatism in financial planning for equity comp and company shares.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
In the first quarter ended May 4, revenues at the American Eagle division of American Eagle Outfitters rose 8 percent to $725 million, with comp sales growing 7 percent.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 25 July 2024
Verb
Note there are few female skewing PG-13 franchise sequels to comp to for the month of September, however, the latest figures are reminiscent of Disney’s live-action feature take of another 1980s feature, The Little Mermaid from last year (Friday was $38.1M, 3-day was $95.5M).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Maoyan is giving it a 9.1 versus comps A Quiet Place: Day One (7.1), Alien: Covenant (6.9) and Prometheus (7.6).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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