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1. (n.) maintenance
the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained.
2. maintenance
means of support or subsistence; livelihood.
3. maintenance
a meddling in a lawsuit in which the meddler has no interest.
Etymology: (1275–1325; < MF maintenance. See maintain , -ance)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) care, maintenance, upkeep
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
"he wrote the manual on car care"
2. (noun) maintenance
means of maintenance of a family or group
3. (noun) alimony, maintenance
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
4. (noun) sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
"they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
5. (noun) maintenance, criminal maintenance
the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
"unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"
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1. (noun) maintenance
work done to keep sth in good condition
car maintenance; winter maintenance on our highways
2. maintenance
the continuation or preservation of sth
the maintenance of good relations between the two countries
3. maintenance
alimony or child support
fathers who fail to pay maintenance
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| Definition of 'Maintenance' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Maintenance
the act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication
2. (noun) Maintenance
that which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences
3. (noun) Maintenance
an officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty
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| Definition of 'Maintenance' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Maintenance
The upkeep of property or equipment.
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Sense: the process of keeping something in good condition
car maintenance.
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 Afrikaans: onderhoud |
 Arabic: صِيانَه |
 Bulgarian: поддръжка |
 Brazilian: manutenção |
 Czech: údržba |
 German: die Instandhaltung |
 Danish: vedligeholdelse |
 Greek: συντήρηση, έξοδα συντήρησ |
 Spanish: mantenimiento, conservaci |
 Estonian: hooldus |
 Farsi: حفاظت |
 Finnish: huolto |
 French: entretien |
 Hebrew: אַחזָקָה |
 Hindi: अनुरक्षण |
 Croatian: čuvanje, održavanje |
 Hungarian: karbantartás |
 Indonesian: perawatan |
 Icelandic: viðhald |
 Italian: manutenzione |
 Japanese: 整備 |
 Korean: 유지, 보수 |
 Lithuanian: išlaikymas, priežiūra, ek |
 Latvian: ekspluatācija; apkope |
 Malay: penjagaan |
 Dutch: onderhoud |
 Norwegian: vedlikehold |
 Polish: konserwacja |
 Persian: حفاظت |
 Pashto: ښه ساتل |
 Portuguese: manutenção |
 Romanian: întreţinere |
 Russian: техническое обслуживание |
 Slovak: udržiavanie |
 Slovenian: vzdrževanje |
 Serbian: održavanje |
 Swedish: underhåll, skötsel |
 Thai: การรักษาสภาพ |
 Turkish: bakım ve onarım |
 Taiwanese: 保養 |
 Ukrainian: догляд; ремонт |
 Urdu: قاءم رکھنے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự bảo dưỡng |
 Chinese: 保养 |
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