COMEUPPANCE


Meaning of COMEUPPANCE in English

come ‧ up ‧ pance /kʌmˈʌpəns/ BrE AmE noun [singular]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from come up 'to appear in a court of law' ]

a punishment or something bad which happens to you that you really deserve:

You’ll get your comeuppance one day!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.