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maintenance Definition

main·te·nance (mānt′'n əns)

noun

  1. a maintaining or being maintained; upkeep, support, defense, etc.; specif., the work of keeping a building, machinery, etc. in a state of good repair
  2. means of support or sustenance; livelihood a job that barely provides a maintenance
  3. Law the act of interfering unlawfully in a suit between others by helping either party, as by giving money, to carry it on

Etymology: ME maintenaunce < OFr maintenance

maintenance Synonyms

maintenance

n.

  1. The act of maintaining

    keeping, sustaining, continuance, upholding, carrying; see also preservation, support 3, subsistence 1.

  2. The means of maintaining

    sustenance, livelihood, resources; see pay 1, 2, subsistence 2.

maintenance Law Definition

n

  1. Financial support paid by one ex-spouse to another pursuant to a legal separation or divorce.
  2. The effort and expense of the upkeep of property.
  3. To assist a party to a lawsuit with which one has no connection by providing financial or other support to enable the party to pursue the matter.
maintenance Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • biodiversity: The maintenance of biodiversity can therefore be seen as protecting an important economic resource.

Converse of object

  • require: The existing route is a relative easy walk which requires little maintenance.
  • oversee: Oversee the maintenance of all necessary training and development records.

Adjective modifier

  • preventative: During the trip preventative maintenance is carried out by our drivers who are trained at our workshop in the UK.
  • planned: There is current planned maintenance: view Next Page Previous Page 19/04/06 at 09:48 No Known Issues There are currently no known service issues.
  • routine: Several years worth of routine maintenance are executed within a few weeks.
  • preventive: While all fuel burning appliances will produce some CO gas, regular preventive maintenance can keep this to a minimum.
  • ongoing: His comments range from issues of project scope, to management buy-in, through testing and practical issues to ongoing maintenance and training.
  • spousal: It could only be for some totally different purpose, such as spousal maintenance of whoever receives Child Benefit.

Modifies a noun

  • grant: Means tested maintenance grants are also available for some UK students whose training is funded by an NHS Bursary.
  • contract: In February 2004 Mears also secured a five year response, voids and planned maintenance contract with Thanet District Council.
  • depot: Station and light maintenance depot exemptions generally relate to a named station or light maintenance depot.
  • dose: This is 40 times the dose used to initiate therapy in patients, and 350 times the daily maintenance dose in patients.
  • cost: Tynedale Council will fund associated maintenance costs for the play park.
  • assessment: An interim maintenance assessment was made in June 1994.

Noun used with modifier

  • methadone: They should be read by all those interested in methadone maintenance and drug treatment in general.
  • highway: Potholes For all issues relating to highway maintenance call the Customer Services hotline.
  • resale: Top of page RPM hearing date The leave hearing on resale price maintenance is scheduled for January 28-29 in the High Court.
  • aircraft: Some aircraft maintenance engineers work away from home in remote locations for extended periods of time.
  • hardware: Software support Most IT Support Companies have evolved from a break-fix hardware maintenance background.