UPKEEP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)