: 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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Paul Owens, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
In the previous fiscal year, e-commerce contributed 2.9 percentage points to U.S. comp sales.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
Some comps on Conclave‘s viewership per Luminate: The movie had daily viewership of 1.7M minutes watched in the U.S. during the tracking week April 11-17.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Ironically for a bill that purports to promote emergency planning and disaster recovery, this provision could prevent local governments from making the kinds of changes to their comp plans and LDRs that would make their communities more resilient to future storms.
—Paul Owens, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
In the previous fiscal year, e-commerce contributed 2.9 percentage points to U.S. comp sales.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Verb
That’s higher than the social media universe before the release of comps Us (123M), Nope (179.8M) and Candyman (144.3M, $22M opening).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
Some comps on Conclave‘s viewership per Luminate: The movie had daily viewership of 1.7M minutes watched in the U.S. during the tracking week April 11-17.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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