as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
this hotel offers its guests more comps, including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class
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Recent Examples of comp
Chris Branch, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Looking at live-action Disney remake comps, Little Mermaid did $65M in like-for-like markets at today’s rates, Cinderella was $71M and Mufasa: The Lion King started off with $92M. The latter came out during the end-of-year holidays in 2024 and saw extended playability.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Paul Owens, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Ad revenue was down 21% but flat ex-Super Bowl comps.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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Noun
This was fun: NBA Draft prospects making their own player comps, instead of scouts doing it for them.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Looking at live-action Disney remake comps, Little Mermaid did $65M in like-for-like markets at today’s rates, Cinderella was $71M and Mufasa: The Lion King started off with $92M. The latter came out during the end-of-year holidays in 2024 and saw extended playability.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Verb
In 2023, the Legislature passed SB 250, a law with a similar though narrower three-year ban on more restrictive or burdensome changes to comp plans and LDRs for 11 counties that had been in the path of Hurricane Ian.
—Paul Owens, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Ad revenue was down 21% but flat ex-Super Bowl comps.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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Neither Hezbollah nor the state had come to survey the extensive damage, although Hezbollah had given Abdullah and others who had lost their homes between twelve thousand to fourteen thousand dollars apiece, part of what the group’s leader called a gift from Iran.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in part to Deepmind’s Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for the development of AlphaFold–an AI model that predicts the structure of proteins, the complex chemicals essential to making our bodies work.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Noun
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At present, there is no available information on the containment or cause of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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From past to present, Angela remains a style icon worth emulating.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 June 2025
Verb
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And to be sure, Musk’s money affords him a boundless budget to buy just about anything and sue just about anyone, in perpetuity.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Private attorney involvement is vital to our mission of providing judicial access and legal representation to those who could not otherwise afford it.—
Jeffrey D. Harvey,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Behind every donation that philanthropists Sandra and Malcolm Berman have made over the years, there is a story.—
Jean Marbella,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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The Friends of the Glencoe Golf Club, a private not-for-profit organization, has raised just over $2 million, highlighted by two large donations by two local families, according to their spokeswoman Kim Swinton.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Script is by mega TV producer Taylor Sheridan, who was commissioned by Warner Bros prior to his current overall deal with Paramount, with the latter granting Taylor’s request to render services, within Paramount’s exclusive window.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
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After the blaring siren was rendered silent in Florida’s 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the horn will be ready and in full force for Game 4 on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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During the presentation, SPA shared character animations for Will, whose slight frame and limited height sets him far apart from his roarball colleagues.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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But the true 11 o’clock number of the evening was the presentation of the highly anticipated Best Actress in a Musical category.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Both Norton and Bitdefender provide a spot to record all details about the contents of your wallet.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
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Senior third baseman Holly Smith provided some stellar defense in the third inning, charging a grounder on the line, scooping the ball up and flipping it to Sujack out of her glove all in one motion for the third out on a force play at the plate.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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