as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
this hotel offers its guests more comps, including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class
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Recent Examples of comp
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
Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
After Ava is revealed as the sixth juror, Rachel, Keanu and others give Morgan props for her social game and comp wins, though Ava notes Morgan can be panicky with her decision-making.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
After Ava is revealed as the sixth juror, Rachel, Keanu and others give Morgan props for her social game and comp wins, though Ava notes Morgan can be panicky with her decision-making.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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Between travel, accommodations, attire and gifts, the average cost per wedding guest in 2024 was $610, according to The Knot.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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And with the holidays right around the corner, keep in mind that a sweet-smelling scented candle gift makes a lovely present for just about anyone on your list—from a coworker to your votive-loving mom.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The playoffs open April 18, with June 21 being the last possible day before the Stanley Cup is awarded.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In keeping with tradition, physics is the second Nobel to be awarded this week, after two American and one Japanese scientist won the medicine prize for breakthroughs in understanding the immune system.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At present, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The moment felt warm and celebratory as her husband, 38, and their children also opened presents from his parents.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Giants cannot afford to finish in the back half of the league in rotation ERA next season and hope to be a good or consistent team.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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There are few litigants besides the nation’s largest bank that could afford to pay such costs.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tickets are available for a $20 donation.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Belt said much of the museum’s donations go toward maintaining the 124-year-old wooden building that sits right next to a river in a very humid city.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Officers found a man next to the store and rendered aid until emergency personnel arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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Zelig’s technology renders garments on avatars and shows fabric textures and how the fabrics drape, fold and bunch on models of different heights, sizes and proportions, using thousands of proprietary data points.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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That includes research presentations on hip-hop, identity and activism, interactive workshops in education and creative practice, and a freestyle dance battle.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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The digital reproduction of the color and contrast in the IMAX 70mm and VistaVision prints was extremely impressive, providing a pretty acceptable facsimile of VistaVision’s grain while being a little less soft than the IMAX 70mm presentation.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Green Hill plans to help restart Smith Springs financially, provide manpower for physical work and could potentially have some of its congregants move to Smith Springs Baptist, officials said.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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