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Sep 19, 2007 10:53
17 yrs ago
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English term

comp'd

Non-PRO English Other Tourism & Travel
"The room was clean, we could sleep with the windows open and the area was quiet. The only thing lacking was the comp'd breakfast I would ask for an upgrade unless a croissant and coffee is all you need."

Complimentary? Complete? Included in the price?

Thanks
Responses
5 +6 yes, complimentary
4 {full English}/{cooked breakfast}

Discussion

Carol Gullidge Sep 19, 2007:
ah! it would help to know this sort of thing (target audience) from the start...
Andrea Re (asker) Sep 19, 2007:
Hi Carol,
yes I am fully familiar with a full English (or should I say Scottish?) and so is my tummy, but in this case the speaker is indeed from the States.
Marian Greenfield Sep 19, 2007:
Ah... yes, freebies are good thing...
Andrea Re (asker) Sep 19, 2007:
Yes sorry, I meant that the abbreviation "comp." has been verbed and so on and so forth. The verb has not made it into my dictionary though (dated last year).
In any case it is always good to get freebies:)
Marian Greenfield Sep 19, 2007:
Hiya... Not quite clear on your note, but here in the U.S. at least folks have made "to comp" into a verb meaning to waive the fee and you can say either "I was comped" or "the fee was comped" and even "will you comp me?"
Andrea Re (asker) Sep 19, 2007:
Hi Marian,
so it should be complimentary -> comp. -> to comp -> comped -> comp'd.
My!
Tony M Sep 19, 2007:
Odd one, not a contraction I've come across before, but I guess it must mean 'complimentary', unless this in some way relates to a FR text, in which case breakfast might have been listed as 'compris', which then got anglicized...

Responses

+6
7 mins
Selected

yes, complimentary

comped (usual spelling) means payment is waived.

Quite familiar with this... I'm inivited to speak at a lot of conferences and the the registration fee is usually "comped"....
Peer comment(s):
agree David Russi
1 min
thanks
agree Sophia Finos (X)
19 mins
thanks
agree Jack Doughty : Being a UK English speaker, I'm not familiar with this but it looks convincing.// Chuckle?? Oh, right, that was about doing the washing up vs. doing the dishes, if I remember rightly.?
30 mins
thanks for the chuckle!!! Big grin because you and I have already had a couple of discussions about UK vs US.... (remember the "washing" discussion????) Bingo... washing up vs doing dishes and washing vs. laundry....
agree NancyLynn : in my bartending days (not so recent either!!) I was often asked to "comp drinks", which meant serve complimentary drinks to certain customers, "on the house".
3 hrs
thanks....
agree Alfa Trans (X)
7 hrs
agree Elena Aleksandrova
1 day 17 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Marian. This is my new word for the day:)"
47 mins

{full English}/{cooked breakfast}

I don't know what version of English you're after, but here in UK, we use "Full English" for a cooked breakfast with all the trimmings, as opposed to simply coffee and croissants normally found elsewhere in many parts of mainland Europe.
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