Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural only)A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.

    It may appear that they're getting ahead by cheating, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.

    sein Fett wegbekommen, sein Fett abbekommen

    справедливое наказа́ниеspravedlivoje nakazánije, по заслугамpo zaslugam

    заслуженеzaslužene, по заслузіpo zasluzi, відплатаvidplata

More definitions
  • an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved:
Русский
By meaning 1
a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved:

Forms

plural: just desertses
Singularjust deserts
Pluraljust desertses

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
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Word family

1 related words

See also

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