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
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Noun
These sales are now entering the comps and significantly lowering the values of homes in the surrounding area. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 There are early signs that recent efforts are bearing fruit, with Banana’s comp sales flat last quarter, and total sales down 3 percent. David Moin, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Verb
After years of protesting player comps or begrudgingly including them in my final column before the draft, the pressure to do them reached a critical mass. Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 18 June 2025 Yet, in the first quarter 2026, ended May 3, overall revenues were up 2% to $1.5 billion and same-store sales rose 2.5%, which Jefferies reports is the first time in 12 successive quarters that comp sales in North America inflected positive. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for comp

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

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Cite this Entry

“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Medical Definition

comp

abbreviation
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