fully comp

IPA/ˌfʌl.i ˈkɒmp/
IPA/ˌfʌl.i ˈkɑːmp/

fully comp — adjective

1. describes an insurance policy that covers damage to your own vehicle as well as

1.adjectiveB2
Definition

describes an insurance policy that covers damage to your own vehicle as well as damage you cause to other people's vehicles or property.

Example

Tamar picked a fully comp policy for her first car, fearing costly repairs after a crash.

attributive use: fully comp + policy

The garage said her fully comp insurance would pay for a replacement windscreen.

collocation: fully comp insurance

Common collocations
  • fully comp policy
  • fully comp insurance
  • fully comp cover
Synonyms

Grammar Patterns

fully comp + noun

Usage Note

Only used attributively before a noun such as policy, insurance, or cover. Not used predicatively (*this policy is fully comp — see adverb sense).

Common Mistakes

I bought a fully comp' (as a noun).
I bought a fully comp policy.
fully comp is an adjective and needs a noun after it.

fully comp — noun

fully comp — adverb

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adjective/1

Fully comp is an informal shortening of fully comprehensive, used mainly in British English conversation. Fully comprehensive is the formal policy name used in insurance documents. Third-party only is the minimum legal cover — it pays for damage you cause to others but nothing for your own vehicle. Third-party, fire and theft adds protection if your car is stolen or damaged by fire. Fully comp is the broadest of the three; young drivers and owners of newer cars are the most likely to choose it.

fully comp ↗fully comprehensivethird-party onlythird-party, fire and theft

Common collocations

Nouns

Adverbs

Phrases

  • get fully comp
  • have fully comp
  • insure fully comp
  • be insured fully comp

Etymology

English

Shortened form of 'fully comprehensive insurance', a phrase that emerged in the British motor insurance industry in the mid-20th century. 'Comprehensive' came to mean covering all risks, and 'fully comp' was the informal abbreviation that followed.