Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair.
- noun The cost of such maintenance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Maintenance; support; specifically, the process of keeping up an industrial ‘plant,’ a machine, an institution, etc., at its condition of maximum efficiency, as by repair and renewal.
- noun The cost of such [keeping up, including all elements of operating expense, deterioration, interest, and the like.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance of persons, organizations, or objects such as machinery, by providing a location, repairs, and consumable items when necessary.
- noun the cost of providing upkeep{1}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
maintenance ; the act oreffort of keeping something in goodrepair - verb transitive, UK to
maintain (something) or keep it in good repair
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Etymologies
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Examples
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"We don't have the cost of property taxes, we don't have the cost of insurance or of what I call upkeep, or any repairs either."
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This also assumes that new buildings cost nothing in upkeep & operating costs.
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Sending kids to Bethesda without paying for their upkeep is not the same thing.
Matthew Yglesias » At The Department of Forgotten Cabinet Secretaries 2009
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I guess the upkeep is to large on the new building.
Aurora's So-Called Corporation Counsel Alayne in Fantasyland 2009
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If you are a beneficiary of "free" healthcare, take a look around at your neighbors, odds are that your upkeep is being paid for by one or more of them.
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State laws typically require cemeteries to maintain a certain cash reserve for long-term upkeep of the plots.
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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.
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Far as I know you keep your connection to this force ringamarole stuff, and for added benefits you don't breath, any wounds automatically heal after a while (ditch that suit if you like) and best of all the upkeep is only killing minions for blood on a regular basis (and since you kill them anyway) you might as well use it.
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The upkeep is more than I could ever imagine myself doing, or wanting to do.
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"When we sold the utility for $4.3 million, it was actually valued at the time for less than $300,000, so there's an influx of money - which certainly helps - but it saves you from the long-term upkeep costs," Ammirato said.
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