maintenance
Usage
What are other ways to say maintenance?
Generally, maintenance refers to care or upkeep, as of machinery or property. But sometimes, maintenance refers to what is spent for the living of another: to provide for the maintenance or support of someone. Maintenance occasionally refers to the allowance itself provided for livelihood: They are entitled to a maintenance from this estate. Living and livelihood (a somewhat more formal word), both refer to what one earns to keep (oneself) alive, but are seldom interchangeable within the same phrase: to earn one's living; to threaten one's livelihood. “To make a living” suggests making just enough to keep alive, and is particularly frequent in the negative: You cannot make a living out of that. “To make a livelihood out of something” suggests rather making a business of it: to make a livelihood out of knitting hats.
Example Sentences
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That is especially true in competitive electricity markets where he says power producers haven’t had a financial incentive to invest sufficient capital into plant maintenance or new construction but new power generation is now needed.
In fact, massive industrial users could help lower rates by spreading the grid’s fixed maintenance costs across a larger base of customers.
From MarketWatch
Research by the Higher Education Policy Institute published in May 2024 suggested maintenance loans in England typically only covered about half the cost of living, and even less for students in London.
From BBC
Based in Seattle, Jet Parts Engineering designs and manufactures parts and repair solutions for commercial, regional and cargo airline customers, as well as for maintenance, repair and overhaul providers.
Strong momentum at its maintenance and cargo businesses, alongside stable demand for air travel, will likely support renewed growth momentum, he adds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
