Definitions of upkeep [ˈʌpˌkip]

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Definition of 'upkeep'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) upkeep
the maintenance, repairs, etc., necessary for the proper functioning of a machine, building, household, etc.

2. upkeep
the cost of this:
Upkeep is one quarter of our budget.

Etymology: (1880–85)

Definition of 'upkeep'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) care, maintenance, upkeep
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
"he wrote the manual on car care"

2. (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"

Translation of 'upkeep'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (the cost of) the process of keeping eg a house, car etc in a good condition She can no longer afford the upkeep of this house.
Afrikaans: onderhoud	Arabic: صِيانَه	Bulgarian: поддръжка
Brazilian: manutenção	Czech: udržování	German: die Instandhaltung(-skost
Danish: vedligeholdelse	Greek: συντήρηση, έξοδα συντήρησ	Spanish: mantenimiento
Estonian: ülalpidamine, korrashoid	Farsi: نگهداری	Finnish: ylläpito
French: entretien	Hebrew: אַחֲזָקָה	Hindi: देख-रेख
Croatian: održavati	Hungarian: fenntartás(i költség)	Indonesian: biaya perawatan
Icelandic: viðhald	Italian: mantenimento; manutenzion	Japanese: 維持費
Korean: (가옥, 토지, 기계의) 유지, 보존	Lithuanian: išlaikymas	Latvian: uzturēšana; apkopšana; ap
Malay: senggaraan	Dutch: onderhoud	Norwegian: vedlikehold(sutgifter)
Polish: koszty utrzymania	Persian: نگهداری	Pashto: څارنه او ساتنه (حفظ او مر
Portuguese: manutenção	Romanian: întreţinere (a unei case,	Russian: стоимость содержания
Slovak: udržiavanie, údržba	Slovenian: vzdrževanje	Serbian: održavati
Swedish: underhåll	Thai: การบำรุงรักษา	Turkish: bakım; bakım masrafı
Taiwanese: 維修(費用)	Ukrainian: утримання; обслуговування	Urdu: ديکھ بھال
Vietnamese: sự bảo dưỡng	Chinese: 维修（費用）
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