how to pronounce comeuppance

/kʌmˈʌp.əns/

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comeuppance is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of comeuppance in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… yes you get your comeuppance eventually …”

meanings of comeuppance

noun:

Retribution which is justly deserved.

comeuppance frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word comeuppance occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics comeuppance can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that comeuppance can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;