: 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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Noun
this hotel offers its guests more comps, including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class
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Matias Recchia, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
For those wondering about a comp pick for running back Saquon Barkley, the Giants won’t get one because his departure was canceled out in the comp pick formula by signings the team made.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Sean Conlon,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
Spain led play with $347K, coming in ahead of animated comps Transformers One (+4%), The Boy and the Heron (+8%) and Raya and the Last Dragon (+28%).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Dynamic Pricing As a corollary to real-time rental comps, property managers can leverage dynamic rental pricing.
—Matias Recchia, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
For those wondering about a comp pick for running back Saquon Barkley, the Giants won’t get one because his departure was canceled out in the comp pick formula by signings the team made.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
Over the next five years, the analyst projects square footage growth in the high single digits, as well as comps growing in the low single digits.
—Sean Conlon,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
Spain led play with $347K, coming in ahead of animated comps Transformers One (+4%), The Boy and the Heron (+8%) and Raya and the Last Dragon (+28%).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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