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1. maintenance

noun. ['ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈmeɪntnəns'] activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.

Etymology

  • maintenance (English)
  • mayntenaunce (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • maintenance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

2. maintenance

noun. ['ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈmeɪntnəns'] means of maintenance of a family or group.

Etymology

  • maintenance (English)
  • mayntenaunce (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • maintenance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

3. maintenance

noun. ['ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈmeɪntnəns'] court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • maintenance (English)
  • mayntenaunce (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • maintenance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

4. maintenance

noun. ['ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈmeɪntnəns'] the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community.

Etymology

  • maintenance (English)
  • mayntenaunce (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • maintenance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

5. maintenance

noun. ['ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈmeɪntnəns'] the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence.

Etymology

  • maintenance (English)
  • mayntenaunce (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • maintenance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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