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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Agentic AI can interpret large amounts of data, make largely autonomous decisions and execute tasks in order to optimize production, maintenance and supply chains, the company said.
Yet they also had the sharpest production losses over the past two decades, partly due to routine water-flooding and shoddy maintenance.
From Barron's
In practice, utilization has been far lower due to years of deferred maintenance, corrosion, power outages, and equipment failures that have left units cycling on and off.
From Barron's
In the north east, maintenance operator Amey continues to clear routes.
From BBC
Consumers face not only higher new-car prices, but also more expensive insurance, financing and maintenance expenses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
