maintenance
pronunciation
How to pronounce maintenance in British English:
UK [ˈmeɪntənəns]
How to pronounce maintenance in American English:
US [ˈmeɪntənəns]
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- Noun:
- activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- means of maintenance of a family or group
- court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
- the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Word Origin
- maintenance (n.)
- mid-14c., "bearing, deportment," from Old French maintenance "upkeep; shelter, protection,: from maintenir (see maintain). Meaning "action of upholding or keeping in being" is from early 15c. "Action of providing a person with the necessities of life" is from late 14c.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The company makes 75 % of its revenues on swimming-pool maintenance and repair . "
- 2. Aside from the costs of installation and maintenance , wang notes that bandwidth in china is extremely expensive .
- 3. Dams need better maintenance and desilting .
- 4. That means a shorter , lifespan and heavier maintenance .
- 5. Investigator said faulty maintenance was partly to blame .