maintenance
noun [ U ]
uk/ˈmeɪntənəns/ usthe activity of keeping a building, vehicle, road, etc. in good condition by checking it regularly and repairing it when necessary:
Refineries typically schedule yearly maintenance.
Components necessary for the maintenance of our fleet of helicopters often have to be ordered from abroad.
The city budget for street repair and maintenance was cut for this fiscal year.
maintenance work/services/procedures
maintenance contracts/costs
maintenance workers/staff/crew
rail/road/building maintenance
perform/provide/carry out maintenance We have a large team of IT staff who provide ongoing system and applications maintenance.
bad/poor/routine maintenance A leak in the pipeline was discovered during routine maintenance and inspection work.
the process of making sure that something continues in the same way or at the same level:
Authorities consider these measures to be necessary for the maintenance of sound health and sanitary conditions at the factory.
FINANCE, LAW
regular payments that a person must make by law in order to support their child or previous marriage partner, for example after a divorce :
She continues to receive maintenance payments from her former partner.
See also
resale price maintenance
total productive maintenance