noun
- complimentary tickets or free admission passes
- comprehensive examinations, especially in graduate school
Usage: informal
Usage: informal; academic
Examples
- The theater gave us comps for opening night.
- She got comps to the concert through her friend who works there.
- The restaurant manager offered comps to apologize for the poor service.
- He’s studying hard for his comps next month.
- After passing her comps, she could begin her dissertation research.
- The graduate students were nervous about their upcoming comps.