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come-uppance

come-uppance is the alternative form of comeuppance.

Meaning of comeuppance

Noun

comeuppance (usually uncountable, plural comeuppances)

  1. (usually) Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
    • So when Brown's second wife turned out a reg'lar ternygrunt, I wa'n't in no wise upset, for he needed a comeuppance, an' he got it in her.1883, Albion Winegar Tourgée, editor, The Continent; an illustrated weekly magazine, volume 3

Forms of come-uppance

pluralcome-uppances

Questions about come-uppance

What is come-uppance the alternative form of?
Come-uppance is the alternative form of comeuppance.

Words near come-uppance in the dictionary

  1. come-overs
  2. come-slut
  3. come-sluts
  4. come-to-bed
  5. come-to-Jesus
  6. come-uppance
  7. come-uppances
  8. comeager
  9. comeagre
  10. comealong
  11. comealongs

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