comp
1[ komp ]
/ kɒmp /
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noun
a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
adjective
complimentary; free of charge: I received a comp copy of her book.
verb (used with object)
to provide with a comp: Some casinos comped the biggest spenders, providing rooms and meals on the house.
to provide free of charge: His meals and drinks at the hotel were often comped.
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Origin of comp
1First recorded in 1885–90; by shortening of complimentary
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[ komp ]
/ kɒmp /
noun
verb (used with object)
to compose (type).
Origin of comp
2First recorded in 1865–70; shortened form
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comp3
[ komp ]
/ kɒmp /
verb (used without object) Jazz.
to accompany a soloist with a succession of irregularly spaced chords that punctuate the rhythm.
Origin of comp
3An Americanism first recorded in 1945–50; shortening of accompany
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Origin of comp
4By shortening
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Origin of comp
5By shortening
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comp.
abbreviation
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British Dictionary definitions for comp
comp
/ (kɒmp) informal /
noun
a compositor
an accompanist
an accompaniment
a competition
verb
(intr) to work as a compositor in the printing industry
to play an accompaniment (to)
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