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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Ministers said the subsidy would support new maintenance facilities, hangars and cargo capacity.
From BBC
Semaf, the train drivers' union, are demanding the hiring of more staff and increased investment and maintenance in what it has described as "the constant deterioration of the rail network".
From BBC
Plane makers also make money from support, parts and maintenance programmes.
From BBC
To address the reasons for selling: A rental that is only breaking even today is also vulnerable to HOA increases, special assessments, and possible vacancies, not to mention taxes and maintenance.
From MarketWatch
Prices for labor and machinery parts and maintenance have grown significantly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
