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
Dan Primack, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Many related families have been in touch with the production, with some quietly hanging around to meet them after a performance, others asking for comps for their 19-person clan.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
Same store sales — often called comparable store sales, or comps — also exceeded expectations during the important holiday quarter.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Instead, General Catalyst is in rapid expansion mode — trying to build the sort of diversified, fee-generating asset base that would entice Wall Street analysts to use firms like Blackstone as comps.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Many related families have been in touch with the production, with some quietly hanging around to meet them after a performance, others asking for comps for their 19-person clan.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Further, the company’s U.S. comps gained from higher traffic and ticket growth.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
Same store sales — often called comparable store sales, or comps — also exceeded expectations during the important holiday quarter.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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The wines aren’t really exported, either, so a bottle carried carefully back to the USA makes a welcome gift.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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Be Forward-Looking If feedback is such a gift, why do most of us hate receiving it as well as giving it?—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The following year in May, less than a year after opening, the new restaurant was awarded two stars in the Nordic Michelin Guide.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Following Corden’s opening remarks, six Breakthrough Prizes were awarded to Hauser and other scientists.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At present, options such as green feedstock are either unavailable or not yet cost-competitive at scale.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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At present, the current tires last longer, meaning cars lose grip at a much later stage.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Alvarez’s 1-for-16 start is crippling a lineup that can’t afford his anemia, one that has scored nine runs and struck four extra-base hits across its first five games.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Assuming that happens, the GOP would have a five-seat majority in the House − meaning Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., could afford to lose no more than two votes to guarantee a majority.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pat McAfee initially praised Travis Kelce for making a $3.3 million donation for the homeless, but the tight end admitted that the report was not true.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The agency negotiated that $10 million of the $67 million would be a donation to the Hope Florida Foundation.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s team also provided information that could render these accusations null.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Yes, in 2025 there is no shortage of digital apps, planners and workspaces to render conventional notebooks obsolete – but a quick visit to any stationery store will prove that there's strong support for the physical versions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The premise requires both actors not just to showcase a fiery vulnerability, but to stew in these feelings for extended periods, which benefits from Nabulsi’s straightforward, no-frills presentation.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Also, Friday-Sunday at the Convention Center, the Sake Brewers Association of North America holds its fifth annual Craft Sake Festival, with tastings and presentations; the Sake Tasting Tent will be open to the public, 6-10 p.m. Saturday.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The traffic alert was reported Tuesday at 5:02 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Tuesday at 5:08 p.m.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The information provided here is not investment, tax or financial advice.—
Sam Sidhu,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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