The phrase "a complimentary copy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a free version of a publication or product that is given to someone, often for promotional purposes or as a courtesy.
Example: "As a token of appreciation for your support, we are pleased to send you a complimentary copy of our latest book."
Alternatives: "a free copy" or "a courtesy copy".
"Can I get a complimentary copy of the paper?" Straight face.
You can download a complimentary copy of our special report, Win-Win or Hardball?
I would be interested, but only a complimentary copy for the purpose of reviewing it in the ASIL UN21 Newsletter.
The publisher pulped the books - but not before a complimentary copy had been sent to London Guildhall University's Cavendish Bentinck Library, where it is still held today.
Wells responded by dedicating a whole chunk of his experimental novel Boon to making fun of James and those relative clauses, and having a "complimentary" copy delivered to James at the Reform Club on Pall Mall.
On the last day of school, every student at Sisulu (named for the South African apartheid foe Walter Sisulu) went home carrying a complimentary copy of one of E. D. Hirsch's "core knowledge" series of books.
"Attend the reading and return to Stewart Infiniti for a test drive within one month of the event to receive a complimentary hardcover copy of 'Hotel America'" was the lure held out on postcard invitations, mailed to Harper's subscribers with San Francisco-area zip codes.
Every ticket purchased includes a complimentary CD copy of Liberation when ordered on Ticketmaster.
Disclosure: Recent FTC regulations imply that I should disclose that the game manufacturer provided me with a complimentary review copy of this game.
I urge you to download your complimentary copy of Team-Building Strategies: Building a Winning Team for Your Organization, right now.
He snatches the complimentary copy of USA Today and starts drawing a Venn Diagram -- Republicans in the right circle and Democrats on the left, a little space overlapping between them.
