DESERTS


Meaning of DESERTS in English

[ dɪ'zə:ts ]

■ plural noun (often in phr. get (or receive) one's just ~ ) what a person deserves with regard to reward or (more usually) punishment.

Origin

ME: via OFr. from deservir (see deserve ).

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