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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as in to award
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Recent Examples of comp
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
Operating income surged 71% thanks to strong cost management and a favorable year-over-year comp.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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
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Noun
Exosphere advertising also took a hit of $15.8 million, which was a tough 2024 comp when the Super Bowl was in Las Vegas, and companies lined up for splashy advertising campaigns on the outside of the venue.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
Operating income surged 71% thanks to strong cost management and a favorable year-over-year comp.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Some comps on Conclave‘s viewership per Luminate: The movie had daily viewership of 1.7M minutes watched in the U.S. during the tracking week April 11-17.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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The most popular gift categories remain flowers, greeting cards and special outings such as dinner or brunch.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Handcrafted by artisans around the world, fair trade UNICEF Market gifts offer another way to support UNICEF.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Verb
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However, the two teams awarded the top two picks in the draft made this night even more difficult for New Orleans.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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With the score tied at two early in the third period, Stars defenseman Alexander Petrovic was awarded a goal after the longest booth review in the history of Stanley Cup playoff hockey.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Arsenal’s manager has no doubts regarding his team’s conviction at present.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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At present, the two black holes are separated by only around 2,600 light-years (roughly one-tenth of the distance between Earth and Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's central black hole), with the smaller hole moving around the host galaxy's bulge.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Fully dealing with the threat would mean tackling systemic issues, from mitigating climate change to rectifying inequities in who is exposed to heat and can afford to cool themselves off.—
The Editors,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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In an era where speed, relevance and precision define winners, companies can no longer afford to guess what their customers want.—
Gunjan Paliwal,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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In 2019, the pair surprised an elementary school in Washington D.C. with charitable donations and $100,000.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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On Tuesday at Colonial, Murray’s mother, father and sister will formally make a $20,000 donation to the Ben Hogan foundation; Hogan’s father died of suicide when the future legend of golf was 9.—
Mac Engel
May 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
Verb
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This global sourcing approach, along with its main customer base focused in North America, renders Lowe’s susceptible to trade disruptions and tariffs.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Every explosion, landscape, and detail is rendered with breathtaking clarity, making your gaming sessions more immersive than ever.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Given that the show takes place in Taiwan, Huang's presentation is happening at an inconvenient time for US viewers.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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One particular presentation that focused on Micro LED projection for AR glasses stood out.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by the author and have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The proposal would not provide full expensing for foreign R&D expenditures.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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