comp 1
/komp/ , Informal.
n.
1. a compositor.
2. composition.
v.t.
3. to compose (type).
[ 1865-70; shortened form ]
comp 2
/komp/ , Informal.
n.
1. a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
adj.
2. complimentary; free of charge: I received a comp copy of her book.
v.t.
3. to provide with a comp: Some casinos comped the biggest spenders, providing rooms and meals on the house.
4. to provide free of charge: His meals and drinks at the hotel were often comped.
[ 1885-90; by shortening of COMPLIMENTARY ]
comp 3
/komp/ , v.i. Jazz.
to accompany a soloist with a succession of irregularly spaced chords that punctuate the rhythm.
[ 1945-50, Amer.; shortening of ACCOMPANY ]
comp 4
/komp/ , n. Often, comps . Informal.
comprehensive (def. 4).
[ by shortening ]
comp 5
/komp/ , n. Informal.
compensation: workers' comp; unemployment comp.
[ by shortening ]