Other Definitions maintenance (enc)
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Maintenance| Noun | 1. | maintenance - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"car care - keeping a car in good working order pump priming - introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing steam fitting - care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating | | | 2. | maintenance - means of maintenance of a family or group | | | 3. | maintenance - court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated | | | 4. | maintenance - the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"support - the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times" | |
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