upkeep
Example Sentences
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It’s a glorious renovation, one that demands constant and expensive upkeep.
From Salon
They do buy groceries and help with upkeep of the house.
From MarketWatch
Humanity’s history, Stewart Brand suggests, can be seen as a long process of upkeep, repair and incremental adjustment.
Constant upkeep and repair can be a kind of life-affirming ritual—an appreciation for how even the best-made machines require the regular intercession of human skill and diligence.
BT, which is responsible for the upkeep of its telephone boxes, said an engineer is being deployed to clean and repair the booth.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
