upkeep

1 activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" [syn: care, maintenance]

2 the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" [syn: sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance]

English

Etymology

A compound word from up + keep

Noun

1. maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good repair

   I would enjoy having a swimming pool, but I don't want to deal with the upkeep.

Translations

• Finnish: huolto, kunnossapito
• German: Wartung, Unterhalt

Verb

1. transitive UK to maintain (something) or keep it in good repair

   Do you know how to upkeep a boat?

Translations

• Finnish: huoltaa, pitää kunnossa

Upkeep may refer to

• Maintenance
• A bouncing bomb developed in WWII

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