: 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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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Harder to run a comp in the wider world, but this enterprise data does provide some evidence this approach is working, and that the defaults are getting better.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
This winter’s Dodgers blow all those comps out of the water.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Fox faced particularly rough comps with last season’s analogous broadcast, which featured the Detroit Lions’ first trip to the NFC championship game in 32 years.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Harder to run a comp in the wider world, but this enterprise data does provide some evidence this approach is working, and that the defaults are getting better.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
The amused barista eventually tires of our back-and-forth and comps the drinks.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
This winter’s Dodgers blow all those comps out of the water.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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