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upkeep

DEFINITIONS OF: upkeep

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n activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

Synonyms:
care, maintenance
Types:
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camera care
keeping a camera in good working order
car care
keeping a car in good working order
inspection and repair, overhaul, service
periodic maintenance on a car or machine
pump priming
introducing water into a pump to improve the 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
oil change
replacing dirty oil with clean
interim overhaul
an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling
Type of:
fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation
the act of putting something in working order again

n the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

Synonyms:
maintenance, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation
Type of:
support
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
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