: 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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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Amazon’s 2022 acquisition of MGM, perhaps a closer comp to the Netflix-Warners deal, sailed through the EC unconditionally.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
The payoff would be stabilizing comps through 2026 and restoring Target’s premium-mass halo as a place to browse, be advised, and buy across channels.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Noun
During development, he and Ritchie were strongly influenced by the dynamic between Paul Newman and Robert Redford's titular characters in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and used that as a comp for their Moriarty and Sherlock relationship.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Amazon’s 2022 acquisition of MGM, perhaps a closer comp to the Netflix-Warners deal, sailed through the EC unconditionally.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
Verb
Continued work to reduce service times and new menu innovations should support comps growth in the year ahead.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
The payoff would be stabilizing comps through 2026 and restoring Target’s premium-mass halo as a place to browse, be advised, and buy across channels.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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