: 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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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2025
His four-pitch mix — fronted by a 99-mph fastball — has earned him comps to future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
While the Sunday games slumped under the weight of currency shifts and Duke comps, the Saturday deliveries were up 21% on TBS and truTV.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As expected, the women’s tournament faced tough comps in the wake of Caitlin Clark’s promotion to the WNBA, as Sunday afternoon’s UConn-South Carolina blowout averaged 8.5 million viewers on ABC.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2025
His four-pitch mix — fronted by a 99-mph fastball — has earned him comps to future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
This is the best start of 2025 and is significantly higher than the above comps as well as double Free Guy, Jumanji: The Next Level, Pikachu, Sonic 2 and Into the Spider-Verse, among others.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
While the Sunday games slumped under the weight of currency shifts and Duke comps, the Saturday deliveries were up 21% on TBS and truTV.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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