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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Leaseholders pay annual service charges to cover the cost of maintenance and repairs.
From BBC
“It requires a lot of maintenance and it’s going to continue to require a lot of maintenance,” Warrick said.
From Los Angeles Times
The inquiry, which looked at the design, build, commissioning and maintenance of the hospital and their impact on patient safety, heard from 186 witnesses.
From BBC
With public concern mounting and a ventilation problem delaying the opening of a separate hospital in Edinburgh, Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman ordered a public inquiry into their design, construction commissioning and maintenance.
From BBC
Figures released by his ministry show a sharp increase in maintenance spending on the rail system since Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez took office in 2018.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
