maintenance
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(noun) means of maintenance of a family or group |
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Related Words: bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance |
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(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" |
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Synonyms: care, upkeep |
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Related Words: camera care, car care, fix, fixing, inspection and repair, mending, overhaul, overhauling, pump priming, repair, reparation, scheduled maintenance, service |
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(noun) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated |
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Synonyms: alimony |
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Related Words: support payment |
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(noun) the act of sustaining |
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Synonyms: sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep |
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Related Words: support |
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