单词 | care-and-maintenance |
释义 | > as lemmascare-and-maintenance care-and-maintenance n. attributive describing a building, area, etc., maintained in good condition though not in present use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserved in being or use > preserved in proper condition fencible1417 well-kept1613 kept1856 care-and-maintenance1930 1930 Economist 13 Sept. 475/1 Once estates are put on to a ‘care and maintenance’ basis, it will take a considerable increase in price to bring them back into production. 1958 Times Rev. Industry Aug. 40/2 Two former..sites (one of which had been kept on a partial care-and-maintenance basis) were reopened. < as lemmas |
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