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sustentation
sustentation
noun
Definition of SUSTENTATION
1
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition <argues that a new toll is needed to pay for the long-term sustentation of the city's bridges>
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
2
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state <the all-important sustentation of Mount Vernon, Monticello, and other national treasures>
Related Words care, maintenance, upkeep; salvation, saving; defense, guardianship, guarding, keeping, protection, safeguarding, safekeeping; economy, husbandry, management
Near Antonyms dereliction, ignoring, neglect, squandering, waste; destruction, ruin; damage, harm, hurt, injury
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