upkeep

Noun
Synonyms: caremaintenancesustenancesustentationsustainment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order“he wrote the manual on car care”Synonyms: caremaintenance
  2. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence“they were in want of sustenance”“fishing was their main sustainment”Synonyms: sustenancesustentationsustainmentmaintenance
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Upkeep \Up"keep`\, n.

1.The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance of persons, organizations, or objects such as machinery, by providing a location, repairs, and consumable items when necessary. "Horse artillery . . . expensive in the upkeep." --Scribner's Mag. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings.— A. R. Colquhoun.[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2.the cost of providing upkeep[1]. [PJC]

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