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maintenance

[ meyn-tuh-nuhns ]

noun

  1. the act of maintaining:

    the maintenance of proper oral hygiene.

  2. the state of being maintained:

    the maintenance of friendly relations with England.

  3. care or upkeep, as of machinery or property:

    With proper maintenance the car will last for many years.

  4. means of upkeep, support, or subsistence; livelihood:

    to provide a comfortable maintenance.

  5. alimony or child support.
  6. 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

  1. Pharmacology, Psychiatry. administered to sustain a desired physiological or mental condition:

    maintenance dose.

maintenance

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noun

  1. the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained
  2. a means of support; livelihood
  3. modifier of or relating to the maintaining of buildings, machinery, etc

    maintenance man

  4. 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
  5. law a provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, as after a divorce for a spouse
  6. computing
    1. the correction or prevention of faults in hardware by a programme of inspection and the replacement of parts
    2. the removal of existing faults and the modification of software in response to changes in specification or environment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maintenance1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English maintenaunce, from Middle French maintenance; equivalent to maintain + -ance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maintenance1

C14: from Old French; see maintain
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Example Sentences

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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.

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It said it had diverted money away from planned maintenance and repairs to secure "a stop gap water supply".

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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.

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Their partially mummified bodies were found at their home by maintenance workers at their gated Santa Fe community.

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Plaid Cymru has called for a review of university funding and floated the possibility of changes to maintenance grants so that there was more support for student studying in Wales.

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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.â€

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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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