comeuppance
pronunciation
How to pronounce comeuppance in British English:
UK [kʌmˈʌpəns]
How to pronounce comeuppance in American English:
US [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns]
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- Noun:
- an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
Word Origin
- comeuppance (n.)
- also comeupance, 1859, presumably rooted in verbal phrase come up "present oneself for judgment before a tribunal" + -ance.
Example
- 1. Almost everyone gets their comeuppance in the end .
- 2. More broadly , though , is texas getting an inevitable comeuppance ?
- 3. The wicked get their comeuppance and the starving their banquets .
- 4. But if a crime against fashion is the only comeuppance I get from writing the article , I consider myself lucky .
- 5. It closes with gekko getting his comeuppance , and justice served thanks to the diligence of the securities and exchange commission .