maintenance synonyms

maintenance

n.

  1. The act of maintaining

    keeping, sustaining, continuance, upholding, carrying; see also preservation, support 3, subsistence 1.

  2. The means of maintaining

    sustenance, livelihood, resources; see pay 1, 2, subsistence 2.

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