gotcha
/ˈgɑtʃ·ə/ exclamation not standardDefinition
› (spelled the way it is often spoken) got you: "Gotcha (= caught you), you little thief!" she cried, as I tried to snatch a cookie from the table. › Gotcha also means I understand what you are trying to say: "So be sure you get here by three." "Gotcha."
(Definition of gotcha exclamation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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