: 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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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
First, as the only public pure-play medical device CDMO, Integer has no public comps and suffers from limited investor and analyst understanding and coverage.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2026
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The quarter is running ahead of D.A. Davidson’s model, giving analysts confidence to increase their core U.S. comps estimate in fiscal Q2 to 5.5% from 5.1%, and total comp estimates to 6.9% from 6.7%.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
There are no modern comps for the VHS tapes your parents would buy.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
First, as the only public pure-play medical device CDMO, Integer has no public comps and suffers from limited investor and analyst understanding and coverage.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
Despite those doubts, the restaurant still chose to comp the couple’s meal.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The quarter is running ahead of D.A. Davidson’s model, giving analysts confidence to increase their core U.S. comps estimate in fiscal Q2 to 5.5% from 5.1%, and total comp estimates to 6.9% from 6.7%.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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