: 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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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The Hutson camp would prefer to look at Hughes as an apples-to-apples defenceman comp (even though Hughes played two full NHL seasons when signing his new deal, while Hutson has one full NHL season under his belt).
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2025
Traffic was positive across channels, July was the best month of the quarter and August comps turned positive with mid-single-digit growth.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
His legal practice primarily focuses on sports injuries, workers’ comp, and disability benefits, according to his law firm — areas close to home for a former athlete.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The Hutson camp would prefer to look at Hughes as an apples-to-apples defenceman comp (even though Hughes played two full NHL seasons when signing his new deal, while Hutson has one full NHL season under his belt).
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Same-store sales, referred to as comparable sales or comps in the retail industry, grew 5.7%.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2025
Traffic was positive across channels, July was the best month of the quarter and August comps turned positive with mid-single-digit growth.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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