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maintenance

(meɪntɪnəns)
1. uncountable noun
The maintenance of a building, vehicle, road, or machine is the process of keeping it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.
...maintenance work on government buildings.
The window had been replaced last week during routine maintenance.
...car maintenance lessons.
2. uncountable noun
Maintenance is money that someone gives regularly to another person to pay for the things that the person needs.
...the government's plan to make absent fathers pay maintenance for their children.
Synonyms: allowance, living, support, keep More Synonyms of maintenance
3. uncountable noun
If you ensure the maintenance of a state or process, you make sure that it continues.
...the maintenance of peace and stability in Asia. [+ of]
...the importance of natural food to the maintenance of health.
Synonyms: continuation, carrying-on, continuance, support More Synonyms of maintenance
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maintenance in British English

(ˈmeɪntɪnəns)
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
a. 
the correction or prevention of faults in hardware by a programme of inspection and the replacement of parts
b. 
the removal of existing faults and the modification of software in response to changes in specification or environment
Word origin
C14: from Old French; see maintain

maintenance in American English

(ˈmeɪntənəns)
noun
1. 
a maintaining or being maintained; upkeep, support, defense, etc.; specif., the work of keeping a building, machinery, etc.in a state of good repair
2. 
means of support or sustenance; livelihood
a job that barely provides a maintenance
3.  Law
the act of interfering unlawfully in a suit between others by helping either party, as by giving money, to carry it on
Word origin
ME maintenaunce < OFr maintenance

Examples of 'maintenance' in a sentence
maintenance

And under Grand Central Station there's a whole maze of maintenance sheds and storage rooms.
Carey, M. V. THE TRAIL OF TERROR (THE THREE INVESTIGATORS MYSTERIES NO 39) (1987)

In other languages
maintenance

British English: maintenance /ˈmeɪntɪnəns/ NOUN
The maintenance of a building, road, vehicle, or machine is the process of keeping it in good condition.
They can no longer afford the car's high maintenance costs.
  • American English: maintenance
  • Arabic: صِيَانَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: manutenção
  • Chinese: 维护
  • Croatian: održavanje
  • Czech: údržba
  • Danish: vedligeholdelse
  • Dutch: onderhoud
  • European Spanish: mantenimiento
  • Finnish: ylläpito
  • French: entretien soins
  • German: Instandhaltung
  • Greek: συντήρηση
  • Italian: manutenzione
  • Japanese: 維持
  • Korean: 유지보수
  • Norwegian: opprettholdelse
  • Polish: utrzymanie
  • European Portuguese: manutenção
  • Romanian: întreținere
  • Russian: техническое обслуживание
  • Latin American Spanish: mantenimiento
  • Swedish: underhåll
  • Thai: การดูแลรักษา
  • Turkish: bakım araba vb
  • Ukrainian: обслуговування
  • Vietnamese: sự duy trì

Chinese translation of 'maintenance'

maintenance

(ˈmeɪntənəns)

n (u)

  1. (= running) [of building, equipment] 保养(養) (bǎoyǎng)
  2. (= preservation) [of peace, system] 维(維)持 (wéichí)
  3. (Law, = alimony) 赡(贍)养(養)费(費) (shànyǎngfèi)
1 (noun) 
Definition
the process of keeping a car, building, etc. in good condition
the maintenance of government buildings
Synonyms
upkeep
keeping
It has been handed over for safe keeping.
care
the orphans who were in her care
supply
Prices have changed according to supply and demand.
repairs
provision
the provision of military supplies to the Khmer Rouge
conservation
Attention must be paid to the conservation of the environment.
nurture
preservation
the preservation of buildings of historic interest
2 (noun) 
Definition
financial provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, usually for a separated or divorced spouse
His parents paid his maintenance while he was at university.
Synonyms
allowance
living
He earns his living doing all kinds of things.
support
You are entitled to send child support.
keep
I need to give my parents money for my keep.
food
Enjoy your food!
livelihood
fishermen who depend on the seas for their livelihood.
subsistence
Up to £350,000 has been spent on travel and subsistence.
upkeep
The money will be used for the estate's upkeep.
sustenance
everything that is necessary for the sustenance of the offspring
alimony
A great deal of his money went in alimony to his ex-wives.
aliment
3 (noun) 
Definition
the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained
the maintenance of peace and stability
Synonyms
continuation
What we'll see in the future is a continuation of this trend.
carrying-on
continuance
The agreement guarantees the continuance of the UN mission.
support
perpetuation
prolongation
sustainment
retainment

Additional synonyms

in the sense of alimony
Definition
an allowance paid under a court order by one spouse to another after separation
A great deal of his money went in alimony to his ex-wives.
Synonyms
maintenance,
keep,
support,
allowance,
livelihood,
subsistence,
upkeep,
sustenance,
living expenses,
aliment
in the sense of care
Definition
protection or charge
the orphans who were in her care
Synonyms
custody,
keeping,
control,
charge,
management,
protection,
supervision,
guardianship,
safekeeping,
ministration
in the sense of conservation
Definition
protection and careful management of the environment and natural resources
Attention must be paid to the conservation of the environment.
Synonyms
preservation,
saving,
protection,
maintenance,
custody,
safeguarding,
upkeep,
guardianship,
safekeeping

Synonyms of 'maintenance'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of continuance
Definition
the act of continuing
The agreement guarantees the continuance of the UN mission.
Synonyms
perpetuation,
lasting,
carrying on,
keeping up,
endurance,
continuation,
prolongation,
protraction
in the sense of food
Definition
any substance that can be taken into the body by a living organism and changed into energy and body tissue
Enjoy your food!
Synonyms
nourishment,
cooking,
provisions,
fare,
board,
commons,
table (formal),
eats (slang),
stores,
feed,
diet,
meat,
bread,
menu,
tuck (informal),
tucker (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
rations,
nutrition,
cuisine,
tack (informal),
refreshment,
scoff (slang),
nibbles,
grub (slang),
foodstuffs,
subsistence,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
larder,
chow (informal),
sustenance,
nosh (slang),
daily bread,
victuals,
edibles,
comestibles,
provender,
nosebag (slang),
pabulum (rare),
nutriment,
vittles (obsolete, dialect),
viands,
aliment,
eatables (slang),
survival rations,
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in the sense of keep
Definition
the cost of food and other everyday expense
I need to give my parents money for my keep.
Synonyms
board,
food,
maintenance,
upkeep,
means,
living,
support,
nurture,
livelihood,
subsistence,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
nourishment,
sustenance
in the sense of keeping
Definition
suitable or appropriate to or for
It has been handed over for safe keeping.
Synonyms
care,
keep,
charge,
trust,
protection,
possession,
maintenance,
custody,
patronage,
guardianship,
safekeeping
in the sense of livelihood
Definition
one's job or other source of income
fishermen who depend on the seas for their livelihood.
Synonyms
occupation,
work,
employment,
means,
living,
job,
maintenance,
subsistence,
bread and butter (informal),
sustenance,
(means of) support,
(source of) income
in the sense of living
Definition
one's financial means
He earns his living doing all kinds of things.
Synonyms
livelihood,
work,
job,
maintenance,
occupation,
subsistence,
bread and butter (informal),
sustenance,
(means of) support,
(source of) income
in the sense of preservation
the preservation of buildings of historic interest
Synonyms
protection,
safety,
maintenance,
conservation,
salvation,
safeguarding,
safekeeping
in the sense of provision
Definition
the act of supplying something
the provision of military supplies to the Khmer Rouge
Synonyms
supplying,
giving,
providing,
supply,
delivery,
distribution,
catering,
presentation,
equipping,
furnishing,
allocation,
fitting out,
purveying,
accoutrement
in the sense of subsistence
Up to £350,000 has been spent on travel and subsistence.
Synonyms
living,
maintenance,
upkeep,
keep,
support,
board,
existence,
survival,
livelihood,
board and lodging
in the sense of supply
Definition
the act of providing something
Prices have changed according to supply and demand.
Synonyms
supplying,
provision,
distribution,
sending out,
furnishing,
dissemination

Additional synonyms

in the sense of support
Definition
the means of providing the necessities of life for a family or person
You are entitled to send child support.
Synonyms
upkeep,
maintenance,
keep,
livelihood,
subsistence,
sustenance
in the sense of sustenance
Definition
means of maintaining health or life
everything that is necessary for the sustenance of the offspring
Synonyms
support,
maintenance,
livelihood,
subsistence
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