Maintenance Definition & Meaning
maintenance
- noun
- activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
- means of maintenance of a family or group
- court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
- the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
- 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"
"Maintenance" in song lyrics
See how maintenance is used in real songs:
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"Dodging them slugs, until your gun need maintenance"
1.4.0. Productions f/ Crunch Lo, Shawn Wigs — One on One -
"It's a modern sensation on the boulevard of maintenance"
Aesop Rock — Maintenance -
"Without confusion, cause I'm here for maintenance"
Atoms Family — Nuthin Really Happens
Words that rhyme with maintenance
Usage tips for "maintenance"
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does maintenance mean?
- activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" means of maintenance of a family or group court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance
- What part of speech is maintenance?
- Maintenance is a noun.
- How many definitions does maintenance have?
- Maintenance has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).