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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Machinery sales also faltered in the latest month, though petroleum sales were up strongly, in part after a maintenance shutdown at a major refinery ended and prices for refined products rose.
Electric ships, with simpler propulsion systems, would need less maintenance—meaning less work for wipers.
This is a non legally-binding document used to alert operators about important safety or maintenance information.
From BBC
Consumers Energy warned that extending Campbell’s operations will adds millions of dollars in incremental fuel, maintenance, and staffing costs that weren’t contemplated in approved rates, according to regulatory filings.
From Barron's
The safety board said it would review how proposed inspections discussed in the letter were incorporated into Boeing’s documents for MD-11 maintenance crews.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
