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
Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Phia began as a browser extension that surfed the web for resale comps to items shoppers were searching.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
But Russell could also be dryly self-aware: on a trip to Jamaica, some of the girls sneaked into the nude resort Hedonism, where a maître d’ who recognized Russell offered to comp them for the buffet.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But forfeiting vested carry as well as unvested is less common, comp experts agreed.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Phia began as a browser extension that surfed the web for resale comps to items shoppers were searching.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Sharp ultimately had to comp just the one meal Monday before realizing that one Toast terminal at the restaurant could store the transactions.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
But Russell could also be dryly self-aware: on a trip to Jamaica, some of the girls sneaked into the nude resort Hedonism, where a maître d’ who recognized Russell offered to comp them for the buffet.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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Epstein gave Siegal $30,000 as a birthday gift in July 2018.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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The movie opens with marshland residents, including Lamia and Bibi, lining up far back and pressing urgently forward, jerricans in hand, to receive fresh water at a tanker truck from officials offering it as a gift from Hussein.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Porter’s Redevelopment Commission last month awarded a $1,668,400 contract for the trail’s development.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The latter stemmed from some cricketers being awarded a gallon of beer.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This included clothing donations, beach conservation efforts, community programs in Pedra do Sal, and the preservation of the Brazilian flag painting on Eduardo Jansen Street.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The retail space is needed to provide the shopping experience for residents coming in during the weeks and the warehouse space is for accepting goods from distribution centers and donations from the community.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Even so, these controversies have demonstrated that what artists say about this issue is not treated with the deference that creative expression is traditionally afforded in democracies.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Their information suggests that as much as 39% of Maryland families — 57% in Baltimore City — struggle to afford the basic necessities of life.—
Karl Hille,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the best Valentine’s Day present might be growing closer to your special someone through the gift of mindfulness.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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After three days in Nairobi, the couple drove up to Sagana Lodge, a property in the foothills of Mount Kenya that was given to them as a wedding present.—
Hope Coke,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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Officers rendered aid until emergency services arrived, and the boy was taken to UofL Hospital.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Les Archives, located in Paris’ 6th arrondissement, is a secondhand designer store rendered entirely in millennial pink.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On the walls and propped up against the room’s perimeter are frames and presentation boards.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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At the start of Joanne Schwartz’s presentation in Newport Beach recently, the expert amateur mycologist acknowledged the number of recent deaths caused by toxic fungi.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hospitals are so poorly equipped that patients are asked to provide supplies needed for their care, from syringes to surgical screws.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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