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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It also cites a Times investigation that found that Edison fell behind in doing maintenance that it told state regulators was needed and began billing customers for.
From Los Angeles Times
If utilities can’t pass on their costs, they will skimp on maintenance.
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
