comp

1. abbreviationclippingnot comparableClipping of complimentary.

   It will instead be Liverpool in Madrid on the first day of June for another shot at the ultimate. Presumably, Sergio Ramos, season long since over, will receive a comp ticket. These gestures all count.

   2019 May 8, Barney Ronay, “Liverpool’s waves of red fury and recklessness end in joyous bedlam”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2021

2. abbreviationclippingnot comparableClipping of comparative.

   comp lit[erature]

3. abbreviationclippingnot comparableClipping of compensatory or compensating.

   comp pay

   1 more example

   comp time

4. abbreviationclippingnot comparableClipping of competitive.

plural comps

1. alternativeAlternative form of comp.
2. abbreviationclippingClipping of competition.
3. abbreviationclippingartsClipping of comprehensive layout, a graphic design showing final proposed layout of text and images.

   The purpose of a comp is to give your client, whether that is your boss, a committee you're on, or an outside company that has retained you for design assistance, a look at what the finished piece you've designed will look like.

   2008, Marcia Layton Turner, Marjorie Crum, chapter 16, in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Graphic Design, Penguin, →ISBN

4. abbreviationclippingeducationClipping 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, Kelly D. Harrison, Air Force Cop: An Autobiography, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 389

5. UKabbreviationclippingeducationClipping 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, Joanna Nadin, Buttercup Mash, OUP Oxford, →ISBN

6. abbreviationclippingClipping of complimentary ticket or complimentary item.

   1 more example

   One of the truly free comps in casinos is the free drink. If you are presentably dressed and even look like you might be engaging in some form of gaming, in many casinos you can get a free drink simply by flagging down one of the cocktail waitresses that are constantly circulating throughout the casino.

   2011, Sylvester Suzuki, The Intelligent Guide to Casino Gaming, Chartley Publishing LLC, →ISBN, page 7

7. abbreviationclippingClipping of comparable.

   How do you find comps and collect specs?

   2014 March 28, Marty Boardman, “3: Analyzing Deals”, in Fixing and Flipping Real Estate: Strategies for the Post-Boom Era, Apress, →ISBN, page 28

8. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of compensation.

   Workman's comp and disability comp help people who are injured at work.

   2 more examples

   I'll respond to ads that mention comp if it's along the lines of someone who knows they need a surrogate with a comp in a specific range (i.e. we can do a comp of $XXXX to $XXXX) […]

   2016, Zsuzsa Berend, The Online World of Surrogacy, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 171

   [Mark] Chen said he and [Sam] Altman were working “around the clock to talk to those with offers”, adding, “we've been more proactive than ever before, we're recalibrating comp, and we're scoping out creative ways to recognise and reward top talent”.

   2025 July 5, Mark Chen, quotee, “AI talent wars put top staff in line for superstar salaries”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9

9. abbreviationclippingClipping of composite.
10. abbreviationclippingClipping 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, Ro Martinez, Modeling at Any Age, page 81

11. abbreviationclippingClipping of composition.

    I had managed to bring up my grades in composition just before the end of my sixth grade year after Mr. Constantino, my comp teacher, called my Mother and informed her I was on the verge of flunking; […]

    2013, Lavez Robinson Sr., On My Own, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 61

    1. abbreviationclippingvideo gamesClipping of composition (“the characters, weapons, etc. on a team”).
12. abbreviationclippingClipping 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, Modern Game Breeding and Hunting Club News

13. abbreviationclippingClipping of comptroller (“chief accountant”).
14. abbreviationclippingcolloquialdatedClipping 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, J. D. Robb, Treachery in Death, London: Piatkus, →ISBN, page 254

    Synonyms: 'puter, compy

15. abbreviationclippingClipping of compilation.
16. abbreviationclippingClipping of computer science, especially an academic program.

    Synonyms: comp sci

present singular third person comps · participle present comping · participle past comped · past comped

1. USintransitiveTo accompany, in music.

   He comped lightly and then played a short phrase to begin his solo.

   2001, Charles Suhor, Jazz in New Orleans: The Postwar Years Through 1970, page 9

2. transitiveTo compose (a visual design); to make a composite.
3. transitiveTo provide (someone) with a complimentary item, such as a ticket; to provide (someone) with something for free.

   to comp him his meals

   1 more example

   “(grunts) Frankie put glass in the piccata and the restaurant comped us, so we got all these chips. Let's hit the casino.” “All right.” “Come on, Nadia. Let's go watch this Rat Pack show with the girls.” “Did you say "the Rat Pack"?” “Yeah, they're good.” “They're here?” “Yeah, yeah, it's the Rat Pack.” “Chips ahoy!”

   2021 September 16, Sarah Naftalis, “The Casino” (6:40 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Sean Rinaldi (Anthony Atamanuik)

4. transitiveTo 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.

   1 more example

   There’s a small bar serving the suites, where all the drinks are comped.

   2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 92

5. abbreviationclippingClipping of compile.

plural Comps

1. A surname.