maintenance

main·te·nance  (mnt-nns)

n.

1. The act of maintaining or the state of being maintained.

2. The work of keeping something in proper condition; upkeep.

3.

a. Provision of support or livelihood: took over the maintenance of her family.

b. Means of support or livelihood: was ordered to pay maintenance for both children.

4. Law The unlawful meddling in a suit by providing either party with the means to carry it on.

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[Middle English maintenaunce, from Old French maintenance, from maintenir, to maintain; see maintain.]

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maintenance

Noun

1. the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained

2. the process of keeping a car, building, etc. in good condition

3. Law financial provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, usually for a separated or divorced spouse

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maintenance - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" upkeep, care fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix, fixture - the act of putting something in working order again camera care - keeping a camera in good working order car care - keeping a car in good working order inspection and repair, overhaul, service - periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor" pump priming - introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing scheduled maintenance - maintenance at a regularly scheduled time steam fitting - care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
	2.	maintenance - means of maintenance of a family or group bread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, living, support - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
	3.	maintenance - court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated alimony support payment - a payment made by one person for the support of another
	4.	maintenance - the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" sustainment, sustentation, upkeep, sustenance support - the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"
	5.	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" criminal maintenance actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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maintenance

noun 1. upkeep, keeping, care, supply, repairs, provision, conservation, nurture, preservation

noun 2. allowance, living, support, keep, food, livelihood, subsistence, upkeep, sustenance, alimony, aliment

noun 3. continuation, carrying-on, continuance, support, perpetuation, prolongation, sustainment, retainment

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1. All action taken to retain materiel in or to restore it to a specified condition. It includes: inspection, testing, servicing, classification as to serviceability, repair, rebuilding, and reclamation.
2. All supply and repair action taken to keep a force in condition to carry out its mission.
3. The routine recurring work required to keep a facility (plant, building, structure, ground facility, utility system, or other real property) in such condition that it may be continuously utilized, at its original or designed capacity and efficiency, for its intended purpose.

Translations

maintenance [ˈmeɪntənəns] n → mantenimiento (= alimony); pensión f alimenticia

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maintenance [ˈmeɪntənəns] maintain n → entretien m;

(Law) (= alimony); pension f alimentaire

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maintenance [ˈmeɪntənəns] n (of building) → Instandhaltung f;

(of equipment) → Wartung f;

(preservation) → Aufrechterhaltung f;

(Law) (alimony) → Unterhalt m

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maintenance [ˈmeɪntənəns] n → manutenzione f (= alimony); alimenti mpl