/ Dictionary / Index C comeuppance: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: come•up•pance Pronunciation: (kum"up'uns), [key] — n. Informal. deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant: He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: comeuppance (Thesaurus) cometh COMEX Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language