First Known Use: 1859
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comeuppance
noun come·up·pance \(ˌ)kəm-ˈə-pən(t)s\
: punishment that someone deserves to receive
Full Definition of COMEUPPANCE
: a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
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Origin of COMEUPPANCE
come up + -ance
Related to COMEUPPANCE
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- castigation, chastisement, punishment, correction, desert(s), discipline, nemesis, penalty, wrath
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