vengeance, retribution, payback
(noun) the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”--Romans 12:19; “For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge”--James Garfield; “he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him”; “the swiftness of divine retribution”
payback
(noun) financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
payback (usually uncountable, plural paybacks)
(uncountable) An act of revenge.
(countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
A return on investment
(rare) A refund, reimbursement
• just deserts
• poetic justice
• backpay
Source: Wiktionary
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
