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| 1. | [ noun ] activity involved in maintaining something in good working order | |
| Synonyms: | upkeep care | |
| Examples: | "he wrote the manual on car care" |
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| Related terms: | repair overhaul pump_priming camera_care scheduled_maintenance steam_fitting car_care save | |
| 2. | [ noun ] means of maintenance of a family or group | |
| Related terms: | support sustain | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (business) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated | |
| Synonyms: | alimony | |
| Related terms: | support_payment | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | |
| Synonyms: | sustentation sustainment upkeep sustenance | |
| Examples: | "they were in want of sustenance" "fishing was their main sustainment" |
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| Related terms: | support sustain | |
| Similar spelling: |
maintenon man-to-man maintainer maintained maintain mandaean maintainable |
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