What does maintenance mean?

Definitions for maintenance
ˈmeɪn tə nənsmain·te·nance

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word maintenance.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. care, maintenance, upkeepnoun

    activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

    "he wrote the manual on car care"

  2. maintenancenoun

    means of maintenance of a family or group

  3. alimony, maintenancenoun

    court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

  4. sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeepnoun

    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. maintenance, criminal maintenancenoun

    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"

GCIDE

  1. Maintenancenoun

    Those actions required for the care of machinery, a building, etc., to keep it clean and in proper functioning condition, and to prevent or forestall damage due to normal use.

  2. Maintenancenoun

    Payments, such as child support or alimony, to a dependent child not living with one or to a divorced wife.

Wiktionary

  1. maintenancenoun

    Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service

  2. maintenancenoun

    A tort committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.

  3. Etymology: From mayntenaunce, from maintenance, from maintenir, from.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Maintenancenoun

    Etymology: maintenant, French.

    It was St. Paul’s own choice to maintain himself by his labour, whereas in living by the churches maintenance, as others did, there had been no offence committed. Richard Hooker, b. i.

    God assigned Adam maintenance of life, and then appointed him a law to observe. Richard Hooker, b. i.

    Those of better fortune not making learning their maintenance, take degrees with little improvement. Jonathan Swift.

    They knew that no man might in reason take upon him to determine his own right, and according to his own determination proceed in maintenance thereof. Richard Hooker, b. i.

    The beginning and cause of this ordinance amongst the Irish was for the defence and maintenance of their lands in their posterity. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

    Whatsoever is granted to the church for God’s honour, and the maintenance of his service, is granted for and to God. Robert South, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. Maintenance

    The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installations. Over time, this has come to include multiple wordings that describe various cost-effective practices to keep equipment operational; these activities occur either before or after a failure.

ChatGPT

  1. maintenance

    Maintenance refers to the process of preserving, repairing, servicing, or keeping something in good working condition. It involves conducting routine checks, inspections, or upkeep to prevent potential problems and ensure that the object, machine, or system operates efficiently for as long as possible. This could apply to various areas such as facilities, buildings, equipment, machinery, software, or even health and personal well-being.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Maintenancenoun

    the act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication

  2. Maintenancenoun

    that which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences

  3. Maintenancenoun

    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

  4. Etymology: [OF. maintenance. See Maintain.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Maintenance

    The upkeep of property or equipment.

Editors Contribution

  1. maintenance

    The regular tasks to keep a house, building, thing, vehicle, property, place, open space or location functioning at an optimum level.

    The monthly maintenance of the production plant grounds was wise due to the nature of the business.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'maintenance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2601

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'maintenance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2677

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'maintenance' in Nouns Frequency: #1114

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of maintenance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of maintenance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of maintenance in a Sentence

  1. Southwest Airlines:

    We’ve confirmed flight 577 departing Nashville (BNA) experienced a bird strike shortly after takeoff, the Captain in command safely returned the flight to BNA. The aircraft will be taken out of service for maintenance review. Our local Nashville Employees are working diligently to accommodate those passengers on to their destination.

  2. Doug Shupe:

    This is not a planned maintenance issue. It could take two to four weeks for a refinery to return to full capacity, we know drivers are frustrated by it, especially when they're dealing with higher prices in the rest of their lives.

  3. Carl Schuster:

    The Kuznetzov needs far more upgrading and maintenance than The Russians have publicly stated they will undertake. It means The Kuznetzov will be approaching obsolescence when The Kuznetzov departs the yards in 2021.

  4. The NFL:

    The coaches' communications equipment, including the headsets, is provided by the NFL for both clubs' use on game day, the home team is responsible for the installation and maintenance of that equipment. Every team's game day communications personnel are required to work with the NFL communications consultants to ensure wireless equipment is free and clear of interference and address any problems. Technological and stadium infrastructure issues of this type happen at many stadiums around the league and whenever there are issues of this nature, we do a thorough review.

  5. Gil Kerlikowske:

    The real expense, even after the construction of the wall, is on maintenance, it is a huge expense.

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