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UK
/mˈeɪntənəns/
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[ US /ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈmeɪntnəns/ ]
[ US /ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈmeɪntnəns/ ]
NOUN
- means of maintenance of a family or group
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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
unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit -
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
they were in want of sustenance
fishing was their main sustainment -
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
he wrote the manual on car care - court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
How To Use maintenance In A Sentence
- Indianapolis beat out nearly 100 other cities as the site for a huge United Airlines maintenance center.
- While awaiting maintenance arrival, Airmen Green and Helton continued patrolling the area to verify that all aircraft were chocked.
- Total Capital Expenditures for 2009 are less than historical and current estimates for Maintenance and Obligatory Capital Expenditures which we define as the estimated amount of investment in capital projects and obligatory spending on existing facilities and operations needed to hold production approximately constant for the period. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
- The type of frame material on a storm window unit is important because it contributes to the storm window's heat conductivity and maintenance.
- The air bleed in the ballast tank facilitated maintenance of a constant pressure.
- Just because the clothes are less formal, that doesn't mean you skip regular clothing maintenance like ironing and washing.
- It is, however, evident that this action on chromatin is most important for proper functioning of the genome and for maintenance of genome integrity. Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Routine maintenance of the garden consists of keeping weeds under control.
- Afterward the rider returns the maintenance station to refuel in abundance carries on the final sprint.
- The cost of maintenance of parish cemeteries are available at the church doors.
