COMP


Meaning of COMP in English

I. ˈkämp noun

Etymology: short for complimentary

Date: 1887

: a complimentary ticket ; broadly : something provided free of charge

II. ˈkämp transitive verb

Date: 1961

: to provide with something free

a hotel comp ing celebrities for their rooms

also : to provide free of charge

their meals were comp ed

III. ˈkəmp, ˈkämp intransitive verb

Etymology: short for accompany

Date: 1949

: to punctuate and support a jazz solo with irregularly spaced chords

IV. abbreviation

1. comparative; compare

2. compensation; compensatory

3. compiled; compiler

4. composition; compositor

5. compound

6. comprehensive

7. comptroller

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.