maintenance

maintenance

noun

Definition of MAINTENANCE

the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition <I was hired to perform basic maintenance until the property could be sold>

Synonyms care and feeding, conservation, conserving, keep, preservation, preserving, sustentation, upkeep

Related Words conservancy; support, sustaining; care, custody, guardianship; defense, guarding, protection, safeguarding, safekeeping

Near Antonyms dereliction, disregard, ignoring, inattention, neglect, negligence; damage, demolition, destruction, harm, hurt, injury, ruin, ruination