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UK
/ˈʌpkiːp/
]
[ US /ˈəpˌkip/ ]
[ US /ˈəpˌkip/ ]
NOUN
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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
How To Use upkeep In A Sentence
- One might think that having a baseline regulated industry (cable TV or telephone service) over which the wire base has been amortized and out of which the cost of upkeep are paid, that a government-regulated monopoly might be put in the position of offering wholesale access to competitors on a level playing field. National Broadband Plan Is Cash for Clunking Carriers « PubliCola
- They don't want a large formal garden or something that requires daily upkeep. Times, Sunday Times
- The upkeep is more than I could ever imagine myself doing, or wanting to do. Does everyone have a Maid and Gardner?
- Then he breaks the news that they will also need to rent specifically tailored machinery on a weekly basis to perform the necessary upkeep, like the greens mower, the heavy-duty roller, the aerating machine, and the lawn thatcher. Where Green's the Color of the Day
- Between cost overruns and long-term upkeep, it will end up costing taxpayers a fortune -- and the illegal immigrants will just shift their border crossings to areas beyond the reach of the fence. David Wallechinsky: The Border Fence: A Work of Art?
- Each day he was in the prison, he was debited a few slips for the cost of his upkeep. Star Trek The Next Generation®
- DOWNSIDE The pools and the garden will require some upkeep. Times, Sunday Times
- They build another floor on top and sell the apartments but they also have to remodel the building, fix the lifts and the general upkeep of their homes.
- A huge drawdown in the force structure followed the end of the Cold War, and many of those remaining forces withdrew to the homeland, where their upkeep is less expensive and where they are kept ready for deployment in any direction.
- Homeowners might like to consider funding the restoration and upkeep of these buildings which help to enhance their wealth. Times, Sunday Times