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
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
For the first quarter, American Eagle’s business was challenging and American Eagle comps were down 2 percent, as reported.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Anthropologie saw retail segment comps increase 6 percent, while Free People saw a 14 percent increase in total revenue.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The analysts also see total August reported comps up 6.5%, which would represent a slight uptick from up 6.4% in July.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
For the first quarter, American Eagle’s business was challenging and American Eagle comps were down 2 percent, as reported.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
Verb
The money for worker’s compensation checks comes from worker’s compensation insurance companies and from employers who are self-insured for worker’s comp.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Anthropologie saw retail segment comps increase 6 percent, while Free People saw a 14 percent increase in total revenue.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
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These annual gifts can also reduce the size of your taxable estate, saving more of your lifetime exemption for future inheritances.—
Nathalie Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Every September and December, Broadbelt would stuff barrels with care packages, gifts and school supplies to send back to Jamaica.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other cash prizes will be awarded.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Denholm is giving interviews to explain the board’s decision to award Musk a pay package that could be worth $1 trillion if the company hits milestones for market capitalization, profits, and vehicle production.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 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,
13 Sep. 2025
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But the problem textile waste presents to the United States is very acute.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trotter introduced him to elevated culinary circles, affording him opportunities most chefs of color never accessed.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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When Weissert followed by walking pinch-hitter Carlos Cortes, and third baseman Brett Harris clubbed a go-ahead RBI single, Cora rushed out to stem the bleeding; with virtually zero offensive production from his lineup, waiting for Weissert was a luxury the Red Sox could not afford.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The United States and Europe have overseen the donation of munitions, supplies, and money to the war effort.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Old lotions and bath products do not belong in the donation bin because thrift stores can't resell them for health and hygiene reasons.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This deepening also has an index in the formal features of his poetry—the ambiguity of his pronouns, the firm particularity of his register of images—which teeters between the mundane and the epiphanic, and renders this imbalance itself into view.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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When workers are used as invisible inputs in opaque AI systems that determine hiring, promotions and surveillance protocols, their autonomy can be eroded—and traditional labor rights rendered toothless.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The forum offered a full day of programming with panels, fireside chats and presentations featuring leaders from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Statista and UMass Memorial Health.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Venue selection and presentation format innovation demonstrated brands' increasing emphasis on experiential marketing over traditional runway shows.—
Kaleigh Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That game, however, is unavailable for buyers of season-ticket packages according to emails and screenshots provided to SportsMoney by multiple season ticket holders.—
Andrew Wagner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The violation is the eleventh recorded since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, according to Defense Ministry figures provided to ABC News.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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