upkeep

[ uhp-keep ]
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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.

Origin of upkeep

1
First recorded in 1880–85; up- + keep

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British Dictionary definitions for upkeep

upkeep

/ (ˈʌpˌkiːp) /


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

  2. the cost of maintenance

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