complimentary
adjective/ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri/
/ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri/
- given free
- complimentary tickets for the show
- The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast buffet.
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- complimentary (about something) expressing approval, praise, etc.
- After one or two complimentary remarks about her hosts, she got to the main part of her speech.
- She was extremely complimentary about his work.
- Not all of his comments were complimentary.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
Which Word? compliment / complementcompliment / complement
See complimentary in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary- These words have similar spellings but completely different meanings. If you compliment someone, you say something very nice to them:
- She complimented me on my English.
- The different flavours complement each other perfectly.
- The adjectives are also often confused. Complimentary:
- She made some very complimentary remarks about my English.
- There was a complimentary basket of fruit in our room.
- The team members have different but complementary skills.
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