: 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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Matias Recchia, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The company did say that sales improved as the quarter progressed with comps down 13.9 percent in February, 8.2 percent in March and 7.2 percent in April.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 June 2025
As a thank you, the actor offered to comp the sisters' meal.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Noun
Traditionally, real estate teams have relied on manual processes to manage comps based on old data.
—Matias Recchia, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The company did say that sales improved as the quarter progressed with comps down 13.9 percent in February, 8.2 percent in March and 7.2 percent in April.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Verb
Essentially, the thinking is to comp Ballerina to female solo action movies instead of John Wick movies.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 June 2025
As a thank you, the actor offered to comp the sisters' meal.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 22 May 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comp. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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