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 wrongful aiding of another in the pursuit or defense of a lawsuit, especially in jurisdictions where nonparties are legally prohibited to provide financial assistance.

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

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maintenance [ˈmeɪntɪnəns]

n

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

2. a means of support; livelihood

3. (modifier) of or relating to the maintaining of buildings, machinery, etc. maintenance man

4. (Law) Law (formerly unlawful) the interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it, as by providing funds to continue the action See also champerty

5. (Law) Law a provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, as after a divorce for a spouse

6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing

a.  the correction or prevention of faults in hardware by a programme of inspection and the replacement of parts

b.  the removal of existing faults and the modification of software in response to changes in specification or environment

[from Old French; see maintain]

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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.

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 the maintenance of government buildings

2. allowance, living, support, keep, food, livelihood, subsistence, upkeep, sustenance, alimony, aliment Absent fathers must pay maintenance for their children.

3. continuation, carrying-on, continuance, support, perpetuation, prolongation, sustainment, retainment the maintenance of peace and stability in Asia

Translations

maintenance [ˈmeɪntɪnəns]

A. N

1. (= upkeep) [of machine, car] → mantenimiento m; [of house, building] → manutención f, cuidado m

2. (= money paid to ex-wife and family) → pensión f alimenticia

B. CPD maintenance agreement N → contrato m de mantenimiento
maintenance allowance N → pensión f alimenticia
maintenance contract N = maintenance agreement maintenance costs NPL → gastos mpl de mantenimiento
maintenance crew N → personal m de servicios
maintenance grant N (Univ) → beca f
maintenance order N orden judicial que obliga al pago de una pensión alimenticia
maintenance payments NPL → pago msing de la manutención
maintenance staff N → personal m del servicio de mantenimiento

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maintenance [ˈmeɪntɪnəns] n

[building, machine, road] → entretien m

(British) (= alimony) (for child) → pension f alimentaire; (for ex-partner) → pension f alimentaire

[policy, state] → maintien m
maintenance contract n → contrat m d'entretien
maintenance costs npl [for building, road, machine] → coûts mpl de maintenance
maintenance grant n [student] → bourse f, bourse f d'études
maintenance order n → ordonnance f de versement de pension alimentaire

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maintenance

n

(= keeping up) → Aufrechterhaltung f; (of law and order, peace etc) → Wahrung f; (of speed, attitude) → Beibehaltung f; (of life) → Erhaltung f

(Brit) (of family) → Unterhalt m; (= social security) → Unterstützung f; he has to pay maintenance → er ist unterhaltspflichtig

(= servicing: of machine, car) → Wartung f; (= upkeep) (of road, building etc) → Instandhaltung f; (of gardens) → Pflege f; (= cost) → Unterhalt m

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maintenance:

maintenance contract

n → Wartungsvertrag m

maintenance costs

pl → Unterhaltskosten pl

maintenance crew

n → Wartungsmannschaft f

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maintenance [ˈmeɪntɪnəns] n (gen) → mantenimento; (of car, building) → manutenzione f; (alimony) → alimenti mpl

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maintenance [ˈmeɪntɪnəns] n (gen) → mantenimento; (of car, building) → manutenzione f; (alimony) → alimenti mpl

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maintenance → صيانة údržba vedligeholdelse Instandhaltung συντήρηση mantenimiento ylläpito entretien održavanje manutenzione 維持 유지보수 onderhoud opprettholdelse utrzymanie manutenção техническое обслуживание underhåll การดูแลรักษา bakım sự duy trì 维护