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Index C
comp: Meaning and Definition of
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comp
Pronunciation:
(komp),
[key]
— Informal. Informal.
—n.
a compositor.
composition.
—v.t.
to compose (type).
comp
Pronunciation:
(komp),
[key]
— Informal. Informal.
—n.
a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
—adj.
complimentary; free of charge:
I received a comp copy of her book.
—v.t.
to provide with a comp:
Some casinos comped the biggest spenders, providing rooms and meals on the house.
to provide free of charge:
His meals and drinks at the hotel were often comped.
comp
Pronunciation:
(komp),
[key]
— v.i. Jazz.
to accompany a soloist with a succession of irregularly spaced chords that punctuate the rhythm.
comp
Pronunciation:
(komp),
[key]
— comps.
comprehensive (def. 4).
comp
Pronunciation:
(komp),
[key]
— n. Informal.
compensation:
workers' comp; unemployment comp.
comp.
Pronunciation:
[key]
comparative.
compare.
compensation.
compilation.
compiled.
compiler.
complement.
complete.
composition.
compositor.
compound.
comprehensive.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
comp
(Thesaurus)
comose
compact
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