| NOUN | act | maintenance, care, upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | maintenance | means of maintenance of a family or group | |
| possession | maintenance, alimony | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated | |
| act | maintenance, sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, upkeep | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | |
| act | maintenance, criminal maintenance | 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 |
| Sounds | mey'ntahnahns; mey'ntnahns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order. | |
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| Synonyms | care, upkeep | |
| Narrower | camera care | Keeping a camera / camera in good working order |
| car care | Keeping a car in good working order | |
| overhaul, inspection and repair, service | Periodic maintenance on a car or machine | |
| pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal / seal and start the water flowing | |
| scheduled maintenance | maintenance at a regularly scheduled time | |
| steam fitting | care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating | |
| Broader | repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation | The act of putting something in working order again |
| Spanish | mantenimiento | |
| Catalan | manteniment | |
| Verbs | maintain | keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction |
| Meaning | means of maintenance of a family or group. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance | The financial means whereby one lives |
| Spanish | mantenimiento | |
| Catalan | manteniment | |
| Verbs | maintain | supply with necessities and support |
| Meaning | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | alimony | |
| Broader | support payment | A payment made by one person for the support of another |
| Spanish | alimenticia, alimentos, derecho de alimentos, manutención, pensión alimenticia, pensión | |
| Catalan | aliments, manteniment, pensió alimentìcia | |
| Meaning | The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, upkeep | |
| Broader | support | The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities |
| Spanish | mantenimiento, sostenimiento, sustentación, sustento | |
| Catalan | manteniment, sosteniment, sustentació | |
| Verbs | maintain | supply with necessities and support |
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit" | |
| Synonym | criminal maintenance | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus | Activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
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