comp

¹

[komp]

noun

1. a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.

adjective

1. complimentary; free of charge.

   I received a comp copy of her book.

verb (used with object)

1. to provide with a comp.

   Some casinos comped the biggest spenders, providing rooms and meals on the house.

2. to provide free of charge.

   His meals and drinks at the hotel were often comped.

comp

²

[komp]

noun

1. a compositor.

2. composition.

verb (used with object)

1. to compose (type).

comp

³

[komp]

verb (used without object)

Jazz.

1. to accompany a soloist with a succession of irregularly spaced chords that punctuate the rhythm.

comp

⁴

[komp]

noun

Informal.

1. comprehensive.

comp

⁵

[komp]

noun

Informal.

1. compensation.

   workers' comp;

   unemployment comp.

comp.

⁶

abbreviation

1. comparative.

2. compare.

3. compensation.

4. compilation.

5. compiled.

6. compiler.

7. complement.

8. complete.

9. composition.

10. compositor.

11. compound.

12. comprehensive.

comp

/ kɒmp /

noun

1. a compositor

2. an accompanist

3. an accompaniment

4. a competition

verb

1. (intr) to work as a compositor in the printing industry

2. to play an accompaniment (to)

Word History and Origins

Origin of comp¹

First recorded in 1885–90; by shortening of complimentary

Origin of comp²

First recorded in 1865–70; shortened form

Origin of comp³

An Americanism first recorded in 1945–50; shortening of accompany

Origin of comp⁴

By shortening

Origin of comp⁵

By shortening

Example Sentences

"I have hit my first ball for four or six three times in the comp and I haven't had a plan to do that."

From BBC

Atlanta attorney Ted Spaulding advises folks to make sure the contractor they hire is licensed and insured with workers’ comp and general liability — and verify it.

From Salon

The pair released other comps in 2020 and 2022, titled “Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy” and “Good Music to Ensure Safe Abortion Access to All.”

From Los Angeles Times

The higher the labor, the more payroll tax and workers comp, he noted.

From Los Angeles Times

“I have joked — and it’s not a bad comp — that we’re reaching for Merchant/Ivory doing Hammer Horror,” says Eggers, who staged a version of the Germanic “Dracula” doppelgänger in high school.

From Los Angeles Times

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