Maintenance

n. act of maintaining; upkeep, repairs; livelihood, means of support

Maintenance may refer to:Maintenance of an organismMaintenance, repair and operations Maintenance of wayCar maintenanceHigh maintenancePreventive maintenanceSoftware maintenanceChild support or alimony, also called spousal supportMaintenance as defined in champerty: assistance provided to a litigant by one who does not have a bona-fide interest in a lawsuit.
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Noun
1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
(synonym) care, upkeep
(hypernym) repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
(hyponym) camera care
(derivation) conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up
2. means of maintenance of a family or group
(hypernym) support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
(derivation) sustain, keep, maintain
3. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
(synonym) alimony
(hypernym) support payment
4. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
(synonym) sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, upkeep
(hypernym) support
(derivation) sustain, keep, maintain

n. maintenance, upkeep, repairs

(n.)
The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.
  

(n.)
That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences.
  

(n.)
An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty.