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
Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
On a full year basis, Target net sales declined 0.8% and operating income was down 2.5% with flat 0.1% comp sales.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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
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Noun
Houston will receive a comp pick after the first round of the 2026 draft should Brown finish in the top three of American League Cy Young Award or MVP voting this season.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
On a full year basis, Target net sales declined 0.8% and operating income was down 2.5% with flat 0.1% comp sales.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
This winter’s Dodgers blow all those comps out of the water.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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Celebrated annually during the National Cherry Blossom Festival—which honors the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Tokyo's Mayor Yukio Ozaki to DC in 1912—these stunning blossoms cloak the city’s iconic landmarks in soft pastel pink and white hues.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2025
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But those hugs can be an invaluable gift that helps kids feel more secure.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The production was awarded seven Tony Awards, including a trophy for LuPone, one for best director Hal Prince, another for Mandy Patinkin (as the musical's narrator, Ché) as well as the coveted best musical prize.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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In addition to North Carolina’s red-wolf crossings, the program has awarded grants for nearly three dozen projects — some of which will aid imperiled species such as ocelots and desert tortoises, many more that will seek to avert dangerous crashes with large mammals like deer, elk, and moose.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their mighty rotation is under some duress at present, as top starter George Kirby is questionable for the start of the season with shoulder inflammation.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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At present, information regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire is unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Being an associate member affords you access to some resources (like courses for your referees, for example) and a little funding.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Trombetta — whose position afforded him access to confidential data, criminal investigative information and trade secrets — resigned from the gaming commission in December 2024 and went to lobby for FanDuel later that month as their director of government relations.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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This group of philanthropic pitmasters are asking not only for monetary donations but for local volunteers as well. Find out more information or donate to their efforts here.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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The 2024 season yielded more than 3,000 pounds of fruit for donations alone.—
Belal Aftab,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There is no reason to say that the current challenges render AI’s implementation impossible.—
William Tarr,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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That renders every emotional moment (what made the original Lion King so terrific) utterly lifeless.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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This was the basis for a presentation at the Keyfactor Tech Days conference in Miami, where research first published in 2019 was used to demonstrate just how serious these factorization flaws remain.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Telemundo for years has held an event for advertisers on the first night of Upfront Week, a five-day whirlwind of presentations by U.S. TV companies to Madison Avenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bernstein and von Karajan's debates about their artistic methods and philosophies are underscored by musical segments, enhancing emotional depth and providing poetic resonance to their conversations.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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People were sitting on schoolbus-yellow benches and eating at tables under wide trees that provided ample shade.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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