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complimentary

[kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /




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A licence issued by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, seen by local media, authorises the hunting of 23celephants and other wild animals for "complimentary purposes".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

When Robinhood rolled out a premium credit card for users this spring, it originally included a complimentary Oura subscription, though the perk was later removed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The benefits, like annual hotel credits, TSA PreCheck and a complimentary DoorDash DashPass membership, sounded great, but my college lifestyle didn’t justify using them.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Rodriguez embraced the culture as he sipped a complimentary can of Coca-Cola -- one of around a dozen he had hoarded to share with his family also attending the game.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

They were pictures he’d drawn with his complimentary pencil.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

That, sir, he has to shew here; and confirmed under the hands of the most skilful and cunning complimentaries alive: Please you read, sir.

From Cynthia's Revels by Ben Jonson

When it became evident to Fuller that the venture was not going to pay, he sent out a flood of complimentaries to the school-teachers of New York City and the surrounding districts.

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) by Albert Bigelow Paine

No a dime, he says; but he showed me a bunch of complimentaries and laughed and said he’d sell them cheap.

From The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk by Victor [pseud.] Appleton

"Now sure, Captain Jack, ye's always full of your complimentaries," replied the sutler, taking the bridle of her customer.

From The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper

Through some unaccountable oversight, they neglected to specially mark or punch these complimentaries.

From A Pirate of Parts by Richard Neville




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