COMPLIMENT

[noun] [C] - a remark that expresses approval, admiration or respectShe complained that her husband never paid her any compliments any more.He was being critical when he called me a workaholic, but I took it as a compliment.She asked us all what we thought of her new hairstyle, but she was really only fishing for (= trying to get) compliments.A compliment can also be an action which expresses approval or respect.You should take it as a compliment when I fall asleep in your company - it means I'm relaxed. [C]He paid me the compliment of trusting me with his secret. [U]Thank you so much for your help. I hope I'll be able to return/repay the compliment (= do something for you because you have done something for me) one day. [U]A compliment can also be something that shows the beneficial effect of what someone has done.That he survived the accident is a compliment to the skill of the medical team that cared for him.A compliment(s) slip is a piece of paper printed with the name and address of a company, which is sent with a parcel in place of a letter.The clothes I had ordered from the catalogue arrived with a compliment slip from the manufacturer.