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maintenance

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
main·te·nance 
          Listen to the pronunciation of maintenance
Pronunciation:
\ˈmānt-nən(t)s, ˈmān-tə-nən(t)s\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from maintenir
Date:
14th century
1 : the act of maintaining : the state of being maintained : support 2 : something that maintains 3 : the upkeep of property or equipment 4 : an officious or unlawful intermeddling in a legal suit by assisting either party with means to carry it on


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