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comeuppance

co·meup·pance

UK/kʌmˈʌpəns/ US/ˌkʌˈmʌpʌns/ uncommon

noun

1.

an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved

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Origin

From come up (“to appear before a judge”) + -ance.

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