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UPKEEP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
Example:
he wrote the manual on car care
Synonyms:
care; maintenance; upkeep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("upkeep" is a kind of...):
fix; fixing; fixture; mend; mending; repair; reparation (the act of putting something in working order again)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "upkeep"):
camera care (keeping a camera in good working order)
car care (keeping a car in good working order)
inspection and repair; overhaul; service (periodic maintenance on a car or machine)
pump priming (introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing)
scheduled maintenance (maintenance at a regularly scheduled time)
steam fitting (care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Example:
fishing was their main sustainment
Synonyms:
maintenance; sustainment; sustenance; sustentation; upkeep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("upkeep" is a kind of...):
support (the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities)
