COMEUPPANCE

Meaning of COMEUPPANCE in English

/kum'up"euhns/ , n. Informal.

deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant: He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior.

[ 1855-60, Amer.; from phrase come up + -ANCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

COMEUPPANCE — noun Etymology: come up + -ance Date: 1859 a deserved rebuke or penalty ; deserts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMEUPPANCE — noun also come·up·ance (ˌ)kəˈməpən(t)s ( -s ) Etymology: come up + -ance : a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMEUPPANCE — n. just deserts, punishment which was deserved
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMEUPPANCE — noun Etymology: come up + -ance Date: 1859 : a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMEUPPANCE — ■ noun informal a punishment or fate that someone deserves.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COMEUPPANCE — [come.up.pance] n [come up + -ance] (1859): a deserved rebuke or penalty: deserts
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMEUPPANCE — comeuppanc|e BrE AmE ˌkʌm ˈʌp ə n t s ⇨-m p s ▷ comeuppanc|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMEUPPANCE — / kʌmˈʌpəns; NAmE / noun [ sing. ] ( informal ) a punishment for sth bad that you have done, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEUPPANCE — come ‧ up ‧ pance /kʌmˈʌpəns/ BrE AmE noun [singular] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from come up 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMEUPPANCE — n. colloq. one's deserved fate or punishment (got his comeuppance). [COME + UP + -ANCE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMEUPPANCE — n. colloq. one's deserved fate or punishment (got his comeuppance). [ COME + UP + -ANCE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMEUPPANCE — n. colloq. one's deserved fate or punishment (got his comeuppance). Etymology: COME + UP + -ANCE
Oxford English vocab
COMEUPPANCE — also come-uppance If you say that someone has got their comeuppance , you approve of the fact that they have …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEUPPANCE — also come-uppance If you say that someone has got their ~, you approve of the fact that they have been …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMEUPPANCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB get ▪ The animals are, and he's got his comeuppance . ▪ Nobody could …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMEUPPANCE — Synonyms and related words : compensation, desert, deserts, deserving, due, due reward, dues, just deserts, merit, merits, punishment, quittance, recompense, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEUPPANCE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: DUE 1, desert(s), deserving, lumps, merit, right(s)
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COMEUPPANCE — noun Synonyms: due 1, desert(s), deserving, lumps, merit, right(s)
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEUPPANCE — • ↑ get your comeuppance
Longman Activator English vocab
COMEUPPANCE — n. 25B6; noun (informal) JUST DESERTS, just punishment, due, retribution, requital.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEUPPANCE — n. ( colloq. ) well-deserved misfortune to get one's ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
COMEUPPANCE — correction, what you deserve, just desert If you've been cruel to people, you'll get your comeuppance.
English Idioms vocabulary
COMEUPPANCE — сущ.; амер.; разг. взбучка, отповедь, отпор Syn : rebuff, snub (разговорное) возмездие; заслуженное наказание; - he got his * он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEUPPANCE — comeuppance.ogg ͵kʌmʹʌpəns n разг. возмездие; заслуженное наказание he got his comeuppance - он получил по заслугам
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMEUPPANCE — n разг. возмездие; заслуженное наказание he got his comeuppance - он получил по заслугам
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMEUPPANCE — n infml 1) He got his comeuppance — Он получил по заслугам In the old melodramas the villain would inevitably get his comeuppance …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
COMEUPPANCE — n infml 1) He got his comeuppance — Он получил по заслугам In the old melodramas the villain would inevitably …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
COMEUPPANCE — comeuppance n infml 1. He got his comeuppance Он получил по заслугам In the old melodramas the villain would inevitably …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
COMEUPPANCE — 1) He got his comeuppance — Он получил по заслугам In the old melodramas the villain would inevitably get his …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
COMEUPPANCE — сущ.; амер.; разг. взбучка, отповедь, отпор Syn : rebuff, snub (разговорное) возмездие; заслуженное наказание; - he got his * он …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEUPPANCE — n. Pronunciation: ( ˌ )k ə m- ' ə -p ə n(t)s Function: noun Etymology: come up + -ance Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMEUPPANCE — Отповедь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COMEUPPANCE — отповедь, взбучка
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COMEUPPANCE — (n) возмездие; заслуженное наказание
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COMEUPPANCE — n разг. возмездие; заслуженное наказание he got his ~ - он получил по заслугам
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COMEUPPANCE — n. взбучка, отповедь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COMEUPPANCE — n. взбучка, отповедь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COMEUPPANCE — сущ. ; амер. ; разг. взбучка, отповедь, отпор Syn: rebuff , snub
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMEUPPANCE — сущ.; амер.; разг. взбучка, отповедь, отпор Syn: rebuff, snub
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMEUPPANCE — _n. _ам. _собир. отповедь, взбучка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COMEUPPANCE — n. ам. собир. отповедь, взбучка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COMEUPPANCE — отповедь, взбучка
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
COMEUPPANCE — _n. _ам. _разг. отповедь, взбучка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
COMEUPPANCE — отповедь
English-Russian Online Dictionary
COMEUPPANCE — отповедь
English-Russian vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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