comp

/kɑmp/
noun
  1. Something given free of charge, especially a ticket or a meal.
    • She received two comps to the concert from the promoter.
    • The hotel offered a free room comp for the inconvenience.
    • The casino gave us a comp for the buffet dinner.
  2. A competition, especially in sports or games.
    • The school held a spelling comp for all grades.
    • He signed up for the golf comp at the local club.
    • She won first place in the dance comp.
  3. A comprehensive examination or course of study.
    • The comp covered everything we learned this semester.
    • He passed his comps and moved on to the thesis stage.
    • She spent all weekend studying for her comps in history.
  4. A computer, especially in informal or technical contexts.
    • My comp crashed right before the deadline.
    • The IT guy fixed my comp in under an hour.
    • He built his own gaming comp from scratch.
Synonyms
verb
  1. To give something free of charge, often as a courtesy or promotion.
    • The restaurant comped our dessert because of the long wait.
    • The hotel comped us a night's stay after the mix-up.
    • They comped her ticket to the show as a thank-you.
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