compo
UK/kɒm.pəʊ/
compo noun: workers' compensation. Also the abbreviation of compensation.
Noun
compo (countable and uncountable, plural compos)
- Workers' compensation.
- Compo ration.
- Sometimes supplies of food might be a little short in certain areas but attempts were made to ensure that all men had some rations, compo and fresh, available to them.1992, Martin Walker, Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1991: Public Eating
- A mixture of whiting, resin, and glue for ornamenting walls and cornices.
- Lime cement mortar.
- Lime-cement mortar is also known as composition or "compo" mortar, guarded or gauged mortar. The mix contains, lime, cement and sand in proportions depending on the requirements of the work.
- A type of practice cricket ball made of cork and rubber.
Proper noun capitalized: Compo
Compo (countable and uncountable, plural Compos)
Also used as
compo is also the abbreviation of compensation.
compo is also the abbreviation of competition.
Forms of compo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | compos |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Compos |
Origin of compo
Possibly an Americanized form of either Italian Campo or French Campeau.
Words formed from compo
Phrases with compo
Questions about compo
- What does compo mean?
- Compo means workers' compensation.
- What part of speech is compo?
- Compo can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce compo?
- Compo is pronounced /kɒm.pəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of compo?
- The plural of compo is compos.
Words near compo in the dictionary
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