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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
But recently, while it was shut down for annual maintenance, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California opened the west end of the passage to give The Times and others a rare look inside.
They would slow down repairs to traffic signals and maintenance of signage and lane striping.
“Given the nature of utility water systems and water infrastructure repair and maintenance needs, our reservoirs are not required to always be in service, nor would it be possible,” the utility said.
“I cannot accept this number. If you accept that number, you sell your soul to the devil,” Walter Slonopas, 52, who was a maintenance worker at Contech Casting told ABC News.
The Los Angeles Times found that the federal government’s pumping facility had been delivering less water because of routine maintenance.
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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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