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1. maintenance
noun. ['ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈmeɪntnəns'] activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.
Synonyms
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.
Synonyms
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.
Antonyms
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.
Synonyms
Etymology
- maintenance (English)
- mayntenaunce (Middle English (1100-1500))
- maintenance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))