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- [komp]
- /kɒmp/
- /kɒmp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [komp]
- /kɒmp/
Definitions of comp word
- uncountable noun comp Comp is short for compensation. 3
- transitive verb comp If someone, or if a place such as a hotel or a restaurant comps you, or if they comp you to something, they give you a room or a meal without charging you for it. 3
- noun comp a compositor 3
- noun comp an accompanist 3
- noun comp an accompaniment 3
- noun comp a competition 3
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Origin of comp
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; shortened form
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Comp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
comp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
comp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for comp
noun comp
- freebie — something given without charge or cost, as a ticket to a performance or sports event or a free sample at a store: Freebies can be very useful in promoting your brand or business.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- free ticket — entitlement to sth at no cost
- free ticket — entitlement to sth at no cost
- admiration — Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
adj comp
- gratis — without charge or payment; free: The manufacturer provided an extra set of coat buttons gratis.
- gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- honorary — given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree.
- on the house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- chargeless — without charge; of no cost
verb comp
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
- invent — to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
Antonyms for comp
noun comp
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
adj comp
- disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- insulting — giving or causing insult; characterized by affronting rudeness, insolence, etc.
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- blaming — to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
- censuring — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
verb comp
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
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