upkeep

upkeep
Synonyms and related words:
TLC, aid, backing, bread, care, carriage, carrying, conservancy, conservation, conservationism, daily bread, economic support, endowment, environmental conservation, expenditure, forest conservation, forest management, keep, keeping, livelihood, living, maintenance, manna, meat, moral support, mothering, nourishment, nurture, operating costs, operation, outlay, overhead, preserval, preservation, price support, protection, provision, psychological support, reliance, repair, running, safekeeping, salvage, salvation, saving, security blanket, soil conservation, stream conservation, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence, subvention, support, supportive relationship, supportive therapy, sustaining, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, tender loving care, upholding, water conservation, wetlands conservation, wildlife conservation

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • upkeep — up‧keep [ˈʌpkiːp] noun [uncountable] the care and money needed to keep something in good condition: • We are introducing a user fee to finance the building and upkeep of state roads. * * * upkeep UK US /ˈʌpkiːp/ noun [U] PROPERTY ► the cost or… …   Financial and business terms

  • Upkeep — Up keep , n. 1. The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance of persons, organizations, or objects such as machinery, by providing a location, repairs, and consumable items when necessary. Horse artillery . . . expensive in the upkeep.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Upkeep — may refer to* Maintenance * A bouncing bomb developed in WWII …   Wikipedia

  • upkeep — index alimony, conservation, maintenance (support of spouse), overhead, preservation, promotion (encouragement), safekeeping …   Law dictionary

  • upkeep — “maintenance; cost of maintenance,” 1884, from UP (Cf. up) + KEEP (Cf. keep) …   Etymology dictionary

  • upkeep — [n] maintenance budget, conservation, costs, expenditure, expenses, keep, outlay, overhead, preservation, price, repair, running, subsistence, support, sustenance, sustentation; concepts 117,344 Ant. neglect, negligence …   New thesaurus

  • upkeep — ► NOUN 1) the process of keeping something in good condition. 2) the cost of this or of supporting a person …   English terms dictionary

  • upkeep — [up′kēp΄] n. 1. the act of keeping up buildings, equipment, etc.; maintenance 2. the cost of this 3. state of repair …   English World dictionary

  • upkeep — noun VERB + UPKEEP ▪ require ▪ The pond requires minimal upkeep. ▪ contribute (sth) towards/toward (esp. BrE), go towards/toward, pay for, pay (sth) towards (BrE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • upkeep — [[t]ʌ̱pkiːp[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with poss The upkeep of a building or place is the work of keeping it in good condition. The money will be used for the estate s upkeep... The maintenance department is responsible for the general upkeep of the… …   English dictionary

  • upkeep — n. cost of maintenance the upkeep of, on (the upkeep on this machinery is very costly) * * * [ ʌpkiːp] on (the upkeep on this machinery is very costly) [ cost of maintenance ] the upkeep of …   Combinatory dictionary

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