Dictionary definition for: Maintenance
1. (n) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
2. (n) means of maintenance of a family or group
3. (n) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
4. (n) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance" "fishing was their main sustainment"
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