as in preservation
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
I was hired to perform basic maintenance until the property could be sold
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The hearing ended with Walker ordered to pay £12,500 in child maintenance per month plus one-off fees of £5,000 for furniture and £30,000 for a car to be used by a nanny.
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Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Essential functions include border protection, medical care, air traffic control, law enforcement, and power grid maintenance.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Exhibition installations must take place from 10pm to 5am when the airport shuts down to passenger flights and becomes a beehive of construction and maintenance activity.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Minimum initial deposit From $5,000 to $10,000, depending on the plan
Fees
The $40 annual maintenance fee for variable annuities can be waived for contracts valued at $100,000 or more.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Essential functions include border protection, medical care, air traffic control, law enforcement, and power grid maintenance.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Exhibition installations must take place from 10pm to 5am when the airport shuts down to passenger flights and becomes a beehive of construction and maintenance activity.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Minimum initial deposit From $5,000 to $10,000, depending on the plan
Fees
The $40 annual maintenance fee for variable annuities can be waived for contracts valued at $100,000 or more.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for maintenance
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“Maintenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintenance. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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