complimentary — com‧pli‧men‧ta‧ry [ˌkɒmplˈmentri◂ ǁ ˌkɑːm ] adjective MARKETING complimentary food, goods, services etc are given free to customers or clients: • You will receive a complimentary bottle of wine on arrival at your hotel. * * * complimentary UK… … Financial and business terms
Complimentary — Com pli*men ta*ry, a. Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket. Complimentary addresses. Prescott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complimentary — [adj1] flattering adulatory, appreciative, approbative, approbatory, approving, celebrating, commendatory, congratulatory, courtly, encomiastic, encomiastical, eulogistic, fair spoken, fawning, highly favorable, honeyed, honoring, laudatory,… … New thesaurus
complimentary — [käm΄plə men′tə rē] adj. 1. paying or containing a compliment; expressing courtesy, respect, admiration, or praise 2. given free as a courtesy [a complimentary ticket] complimentarily [käm΄pləmen′te rə lē] adv … English World dictionary
Complimentary — may refer to: Compliment (disambiguation) Free of charge See also Complementary (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
complimentary — index free (at no charge), gratis, gratuitous (given without recompense), unsolicited Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
complimentary — 1620s, conveying a compliment, from COMPLIMENT (Cf. compliment) + ARY (Cf. ary). In later use loosely meaning free of charge … Etymology dictionary
complimentary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) expressing a compliment; praising or approving. 2) given free of charge … English terms dictionary
complimentary — com|pli|men|ta|ry [ˌkɔmplıˈmentəri US ˌka:m ] adj 1.) given free to people ▪ There was a complimentary bottle of champagne in the hotel room. ▪ I ve got some complimentary tickets for the theatre tonight. 2.) saying that you admire someone or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
complimentary — adjective 1 expressing admiration, praise or respect: Your teacher made some very complimentary remarks about your work. (+ about): Donleavy was highly complimentary about Coleman s work. 2 given free to people: There was a complimentary bottle… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
