comping

noun

1. a compositor.
2. composition.

verb (used with object)

3. to compose (type).

noun

1. a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.

adjective

2. complimentary; free of charge: I received a comp copy of her book.

verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object) Jazz.

1. to accompany a soloist with a succession of irregularly spaced chords that punctuate the rhythm.

noun

1. a compositor
2. an accompanist
3. an accompaniment
4. a competition

verb

5. (intr) to work as a compositor in the printing industry
6. to play an accompaniment (to)

n.

“complimentary ticket,” 1885, short for complimentary. Meaning “nonpaying guest” is attested by 1930s; generalized to “anything given free” by 1960s. As a verb, by 1974. Related: Comped; comping. As a shortening of compensation (especially worker’s/workman’s) it was in use by 1970s.