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
Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
The Giants have a second-round pick, a third-round pick and two fourth-round picks (based on comp pick projections).
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 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
Auditor Karen Martin brought to the board’s attention the fact that comp time worth approximately $215,000 has accrued for county employees.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
The Giants have a second-round pick, a third-round pick and two fourth-round picks (based on comp pick projections).
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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Thanks to the Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation gift, the program will be free in the fall of 2025.—
Lauren Smith,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Starmer presented Trump with a significant gift ahead of his trip, announcing on Tuesday that Britain would hike its defense spending to 2.5% by 2027, and to 3% by the middle of the next decade.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Horror films have long been awarded statues for their technical achievements in sound, make-up and production design and even for the performances of its actors.—
Sarah Whitten,Sara Salinas,Russell Leung,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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His two co-writers, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell, had died decades earlier and were awarded the honor posthumously.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At present, FanDuel and DraftKings maintain a virtual duopoly on market share across the industry.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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At present, there are no details on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In an interview with People, the TV star said the financial security that portraying Meredith Grey affords her has been the best part of being on the long-running show.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2025
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The certification affords owner and CEO Chelsea Whittington the opportunity to provide marketing and public relations services to government and business entities across the state, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Neither MacKenzie Scott nor Elon Musk, both of whom announced donations large enough to land them on this list, provided enough information for the Chronicle to include them.—
David Campbell,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2025
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Kiwanis Club donations support La Jolla High and Muirlands Middle schools The Kiwanis Club of La Jolla Foundation donated a total of $40,000 to several organizations at its Feb. 28 meeting, and two La Jolla schools were among the beneficiaries.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Private fears become public and Gaines sharply renders the stress of Clay’s twoness.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Despite this frustrating flaw, the software can render a fairly accurate design for those who want an overhead landscape plan of their garden.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Activities will include classroom and field presentations, a boat excursion on the Indian River Lagoon, a tour of the Whitney Lab with a UF researcher, and kayaking in Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Severe crashes were typically due to failure to yield, failure to reduce speed, improper or unsafe lane usage, disobeying traffic signs and signals, and roadway departure, according to Vissers’ presentation.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Context Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week entered its fourth year, with the U.S. previously providing billions in military and humanitarian support.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The upper stage ended up exploding over the Atlantic Ocean, providing a dramatic sky show for people in the Turks and Caicos Islands and nearby areas.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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