[ˈkɒmpəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a material made up of a mixture of different substances

- military rations consisting of a supply of tinned food designed to last a specified number of days and carried in a pack


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: abbreviation of composite

[ˈkɒmpəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a payment or series of payments made under a workers' compensation scheme
(e.g: he claimed he'd injured his back and got compo for it)


Phrases:
- on compo

Origin:
1940s: abbreviation of compensation