comp

verb5

1. •
   To provide (someone) with a complimentary item, such as a ticket; to provide (someone) with something for free.
2. •
   To provide (a complimentary item, such as a ticket) for free (either up front or sometimes by refunding the cost of it).

   • The bartender decided to comp their drinks to make up for the earlier incident.
3. •
   To accompany, in music.

   • He comped lightly and then played a short phrase to begin his solo. — 2001
4. •
   Clipping of compile.
5. •
   To compose (a visual design); to make a composite.

adjective4

1. •
   Clipping of complimentary.
2. •
   Clipping of compensatory or compensating.
3. •
   Clipping of comparative.

   • comp lit[erature]
4. •
   Clipping of competitive.

noun16

1. •
   Clipping of competition.
2. •
   (informal) Clipping of compensation.

   • Workman's comp and disability comp help people who are injured at work.
3. •
   Clipping of complimentary ticket or complimentary item.
4. •
   (UK) Clipping of comprehensive school.

   • Although she got expelled from Pennington after three months and ended up at Broadmead, which is like this totally tough comp where they have to check you for weapons at the door. — 2011
5. •
   Clipping of comparable.

   • How do you find comps and collect specs? — 2014
6. •
   Clipping of composition.
7. •
   Clipping of composition (“the characters, weapons, etc. on a team”).
8. •
   (informal, old-fashioned) Clipping of computer, especially a desktop computer.

   • “Okay. I was home, up, and still working. There'll be a log of that on my comp. […]” — 2011
9. •
   Clipping of comprehensive examination.

   • In mid-April I took my comp test at the Mather AFB education office. Two weeks later I got a letter telling me I had passed my comp test on the first try. — 2019
10. •
    Clipping of compilation.
11. •
    Clipping of computer science, especially an academic program.
12. •
    Clipping of comp card.

    • If the same model has beautiful hair, white teeth, glowing skin, a fit body, good hands and legs, a great wardrobe, and a knockout comp, her value on the "bookability meter" goes sky high. — 2010
13. •
    Clipping of comprehensive layout, a graphic design showing final proposed layout of text and images.
14. •
    Clipping of composite.
15. •
    Clipping of compositor.

    • […] Charles, Va., where he worked as a comp for two years. Then back home he went to Snow Hill to produce his own weekly newspaper, the Snow Hill Advocate. — 1939
16. •
    Clipping of comptroller (“chief accountant”).

noun4

1. •
   Abbreviation of compilation.
2. •
   Abbreviation of comparative.
3. •
   Abbreviation of compare.
4. •
   Abbreviation of compiler.

phrase1

1. •
   Abbreviation of compiled.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of compensation.