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1   [komp] Informal.
noun
1.
a compositor.
2.
composition.
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verb (used with object)
3.
to compose (type).

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Origin:
1865–70; shortened form
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comp

2   [komp] Informal.
noun
1.
a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
adjective
2.
complimentary; free of charge: I received a comp copy of her book.
verb (used with object)
3.
to provide with a comp: Some casinos comped the biggest spenders, providing rooms and meals on the house.
4.
to provide free of charge: His meals and drinks at the hotel were often comped.
Origin:
1885–90; by shortening of complimentary

comp

3   [komp]
verb (used without object) Jazz.
to accompany a soloist with a succession of irregularly spaced chords that punctuate the rhythm.
Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; shortening of accompany

comp

4   [komp]
noun Often, comps. Informal.
comprehensive (def. 4).
Origin:
by shortening

comp

5   [komp]
noun Informal.
compensation: workers' comp; unemployment comp.
Origin:
by shortening

comp.

 
1.
comparative.
2.
compare.
3.
compensation.
4.
compilation.
5.
compiled.
EXPAND
6.
compiler.
7.
complement.
8.
complete.
9.
composition.
10.
compositor.
11.
compound.
12.
comprehensive.
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World English Dictionary
comp (kɒmp)
 
—n
1.  a compositor
2.  an accompanist
3.  an accompaniment
4.  a competition
 
—vb
5.  (intr) to work as a compositor in the printing industry
6.  to play an accompaniment (to)

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Word Origin & History

comp
"complimentary ticket," 1885, short for complimentary. Meaning "nonpaying guest" is attested by 1930s; generalized to "anything given free" by 1960s. As a verb, by 1980s. As a shortening of compensation (esp. workman's) it was in use by 1970s.
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comp definition


  1. tv.
    to accompany someone [musically]. : I have to sing a solo at a wedding and need someone to comp me.
  2. tv.
    to give something to someone free. (Either as compensation for difficulties endured or as a complimentary gift.) : The movie patron was angry and demanded his money back. The manager comped him with a few free passes and he was happy.
  3. n.
    a complimentary gift. : I expect comps when I spend a lot of money in a casino.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
comp

  1. complimentary

  2. composition (academic course)

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