: 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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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
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
This was fun: NBA Draft prospects making their own player comps, instead of scouts doing it for them.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 22 May 2025
And within the quarter, comparable store sales, or comps — which strip out the impact of store openings and calendar differences — went from down 3.3% annually in February to up 1.3% in March and up 1.8% in April.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 May 2025
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Noun
Competitive comp packages include ancillary benefits that reflect the ethos of the business: flexible, family-friendly, career growth and so on.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
This was fun: NBA Draft prospects making their own player comps, instead of scouts doing it for them.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
As a thank you, the actor offered to comp the sisters' meal.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 22 May 2025
And within the quarter, comparable store sales, or comps — which strip out the impact of store openings and calendar differences — went from down 3.3% annually in February to up 1.3% in March and up 1.8% in April.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for comp
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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