comp
/kɑmp/
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.