intendance

noun

in-ˈten-dən(t)s How to pronounce intendance (audio)
Definition of intendancenext
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something his scrupulous intendance of the university's finances

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  1. management
  2. operation
  3. control
  4. handling
  5. supervision
  6. administration
  7. direction
  8. government
Noun
  • The property is now run by Uncommon Hospitality, the management company owned by Tony and Nate.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
  • Benjamin Greger, the former finance director for Mogul Vision, Burke’s management company, estimated that Burke generated more than $10 million in gross income between 2023 and 2025.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Definition of management
Noun
  • Thanks to aggressive American anti-drug operations and cooperation from Mexico, scores of top-level cartel figures have been sent to US custody in the past two years.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The suit alleges those employees knew the warehouse constructed on the property in 2022 would be used for fireworks storage and operations but did not enforce applicable safety and environmental requirements.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of operation
Noun
  • Massive forest fires have forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux on Friday as flames raged out of control.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The Wildcats managed just two free throw makes in the entire Elam segment while KU took control of the contest.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of control
Noun
  • Floris had previously drawn scrutiny from congressional Republicans over the FBI’s handling of their Hunter Biden investigation.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
  • Any attempt at driving normally is an exercise in futility with the rear-wheel-drive RV handling like a shopping cart full of bricks.
    — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
Definition of handling
Noun
  • The firm’s assets under supervision hit a new record in the second quarter .
    — Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Under the supervision of a local artisan, guests sit cross-legged on a carpet beneath a large tree and weave their own small version of the bed.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of supervision
Noun
  • The administration turned to a temporary 10% across-the-board tariff on most trading partners, but on Friday those expired.
    — Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
  • Now protesters are using that same platform to mock his administration, ridicule pro-government television news coverage, transform confrontation with police into viral content and seize control of the online narrative.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of administration
Noun
  • In that contest, Clark was assessed a technical foul for loudly clapping in the direction of Mercury players during a skirmish, which White said the officials deemed as taunting.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • All lanes of the Long Island Expressway at 188th Street were blocked in both directions due to flooding for a couple of hours in the early afternoon before reopening, according to the New York City Police Department.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of direction
Noun
  • The Obama administration designated Haiti for TPS in January 2010 after an earthquake killed 316,000 people, as reported by the Haitian government.
    — Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The federal government is giving $1,000 to children born between 2025 and 2028.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of government
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