comp
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/kɒmp/ 
Show Spelled Pronunciation [komp] Show IPA 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. |
comp 1 (kŏmp)
intr.v.
comped, comp·ing, comps
To play a jazz accompaniment, as on a piano or guitar.
[Short for accompany.] |
comp 2 (kŏmp)
n.
Informal
Something, such as a theater ticket or a book, given free of charge.
[Short for complimentary.] |
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Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
comp Function:
abbreviation 1 comparative; compare
2 composition
3 compound
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
comp
complimentary composition (academic course)
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