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maintenance
[ meyn-tuh-nuhns ]
noun
- the act of maintaining:
the maintenance of proper oral hygiene.
- the state of being maintained:
the maintenance of friendly relations with England.
- care or upkeep, as of machinery or property:
With proper maintenance the car will last for many years.
- means of upkeep, support, or subsistence; livelihood:
to provide a comfortable maintenance.
- alimony or child support.
- Law. an officious meddling in a suit in which the meddler has no interest, by assisting either party with means to prosecute or defend it.
adjective
- Pharmacology, Psychiatry. administered to sustain a desired physiological or mental condition:
maintenance dose.
maintenance
/ ˈɪԳɪəԲ /
noun
- the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained
- a means of support; livelihood
- modifier of or relating to the maintaining of buildings, machinery, etc
maintenance man
- law (formerly unlawful) the interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it, as by providing funds to continue the action See also champerty
- law a provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, as after a divorce for a spouse
- computing
- the correction or prevention of faults in hardware by a programme of inspection and the replacement of parts
- the removal of existing faults and the modification of software in response to changes in specification or environment
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·t·ԲԳ noun
- ·t·ԲԳ noun
- -t·ԲԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maintenance1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maintenance1
Example Sentences
They say the company that owns the building has stopped responding to requests for basic maintenance in recent months, since informing them that it will not renew their rental contracts.
Existing California law requires any building with a dwelling unit to maintain “certain characteristics in order to be tenantable,” which includes maintenance of adequate heating and hot water systems.
It said it had diverted money away from planned maintenance and repairs to secure "a stop gap water supply".
These examples make clear that neither the abandonment of workplace DEI initiatives nor the maintenance of them as they exist will result in all employees having what they need to succeed.
Their partially mummified bodies were found at their home by maintenance workers at their gated Santa Fe community.
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How Do You Spell Maintenance?
Spelling tips for maintenance
The word maintenance is hard to spell because it is spelled differently from the way it is pronounced [ meyn-tuh-nuhns ].
How to spell maintenance: To spell maintenance, break it down into three parts: main – ten – ance. The suffix -ance means roughly “action.”
When To Use
What are other ways to say maintenance?
Maintenance refers to care or upkeep, as of machinery or property, or to the means of upkeep, support, or subsistence. How is maintenance different from living and livelihood? Find out on .
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