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upkeep

[uhp-keep]

noun

  1. the process or activity of providing an establishment, machine, person, etc., with necessary or proper maintenance, repairs, support, or the like.

    The machine's faulty operation shows that no one has attended to its upkeep.

  2. the total sum of the costs or expenses for this.



upkeep

/ ˈʌˌ쾱ː /

noun

  1. the act or process of keeping something in good repair, esp over a long period; maintenance

  2. the cost of maintenance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of upkeep1

First recorded in 1880–85; up- + keep
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She said: "If it's historical or a museum it's usually charged. It helps with the upkeep, right?"

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When they aren’t fighting fires or responding to other disasters, they help with state park upkeep.

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The statement also mentioned a decade-old report which said that the relics were left forgotten in a shoebox, suggesting that custodianship also included "safe upkeep".

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China's President Xi Jinping has called on Vietnam to oppose "unilateral bullying" to upkeep a global system of free trade - though he stopped short of naming the US.

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After Anderson's death, famed illusionist Houdini travelled to Aberdeen, visited his fellow entertainer's grave, and even started to pay for its upkeep.

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