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
David Moin, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
As expected, the women’s tournament faced tough comps in the wake of Caitlin Clark’s promotion to the WNBA, as Sunday afternoon’s UConn-South Carolina blowout averaged 8.5 million viewers on ABC.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Further, the company’s U.S. comps gained from higher traffic and ticket growth.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
While those comps are impressive, 2023 numbers were not very tough to beat.
—David Moin, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
As expected, the women’s tournament faced tough comps in the wake of Caitlin Clark’s promotion to the WNBA, as Sunday afternoon’s UConn-South Carolina blowout averaged 8.5 million viewers on ABC.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Much of the year-to-year drop can be attributed to the usual tough comps any network faces whenever Dallas is in (and out of) the mix.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Further, the company’s U.S. comps gained from higher traffic and ticket growth.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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But Ed’s gift is like a metaphor for what’s happening in the world.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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His fourth-round projection stems from the ability to channel his athletic gifts into production.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Crystal Envy won Miss Congeniality and was awarded $10,000 courtesy of Olay Body, which also tipped the remaining Season 17 queens $2,000 each.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
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The winning photographers were located in countries across the world from Bangladesh to Columbia to Russia and were awarded according to the regions they were located in.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At present, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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At present, no state has a waiver that restricts SNAP recipients from purchasing certain foods based on their nutritional value.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Many cancer patients in these regions cannot afford or physically reach hospitals for frequent intravenous treatments.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Their financial situation may not be strong enough to afford raises, in which case this raises a red flag for your overall job security.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Over the past year, the project generated more than $200,000 for conservation efforts between streaming royalties and donations from individuals and institutions, according to UN Live.—
Claire Murashima,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump raised a record-breaking $239 million for his January inaugural events, with major donations from companies like Meta, Amazon and Nvidia but none from Musk or any of his companies.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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The ability to render the real world using charcoal is utter trickery.—
Emily Wilson,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the presentation side, Virtuos has added a much more robust lighting system than before, and the game looks hyper-detailed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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An edited version of the presentations and cast materials will then be made available to all Academy members for final voting, which is open to active and life members.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dutch florists provided tens of thousands of flowers in an intricate, colorful layout − a tradition in its 39th year.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Any business seeking public support (tax breaks, zoning changes, etc.) should be required to pay livable wages and provide strong benefits.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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