Definitions for Maintenance
ˈmeɪn tə nənsmain·te·nance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

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"

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maintenancenoun

   Etymology: maintenant, French.

   1. Supply of the necessaries of life; sustenance; sustentation.

   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.

   2. Support; protection; defence.

   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.

   3. Continuance; security from failure.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maintenance

   The upkeep of property or equipment.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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  

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Support
   • Support Payment
   • Wrongdoing

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

How to pronounce Maintenance?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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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. Ellen Molekane:

   The maintenance of national security in general and the conduct of intelligence work, in particular, is not the Cold War era, cloak-and-dagger myth which is continuously advanced by the popular media.

2. Jon Davis:

   They feel they've got a winner from a maintenance standpoint.

3. Raj Dasgupta:

   Recent studies have shown irregularity in sleep timing and duration have been linked to metabolic abnormalities and higher cardiovascular disease risk, encouraging maintenance of regular sleep schedules with consistent sleep durations may be an important part of lifestyle recommendations for the prevention of heart disease.

4. Tushar Bansal:

   These monthly variations happen because of factors such as arbitrage and which refineries are under maintenance, the target (for China) is for any single country to be below 20 percent in terms of market share. The Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, will continue to be the biggest supplier to China.

5. Kevin Michaels:

   We foresee reduction in maintenance, repair and overhaul demand of 60% or more for commercial aero engines (in 2020). And production will fall 40-50%, we will have an overhang of thousands and thousands of aircraft more than we require for years. To balance that out, you are going to have to retire thousands of aircraft.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Maintenance
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Maintenance
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Maintenance
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Maintenance
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maintenance
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maintenance