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Synonyms for maintenance

noun

  1. The act of maintaining

    keeping, sustaining, continuance, upholding, carrying; see also preservation, support 3, subsistence 1.

  2. The means of maintaining

    sustenance, livelihood, resources; see pay 1, 2, subsistence 2.

See maintenance in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun

The means needed to support life:

alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, subsistence, support, sustenance, upkeep. See money

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