maintenance

maintenance
noun
1 keeping sth in good condition
ADJECTIVE
▪ annual, daily, regular, routine
▪ periodic
▪

These fences are fairly rugged but they require periodic maintenance.

▪ scheduled
▪ long-term, ongoing
▪ proper
▪ poor
▪ essential (esp. BrE)
▪

The power station has been shut down for essential maintenance.

▪ preventative, preventive (esp. AmE)
▪ careful
▪ easy
▪

The engine is designed for easy maintenance.

▪ low, minimal
▪

The house requires minimal maintenance.

▪ high
▪

The system is expensive and requires high maintenance.

▪

his high-maintenance girlfriend

▪ basic, general
▪

She was working in the garden, doing weeding and general maintenance.

▪ aircraft, car, equipment, machine, etc.
▪ road
▪ building, home
▪ software
▪ health
▪ lawn
VERB + MAINTENANCE
▪ carry out (esp. BrE), do, perform
▪

We carry out routine maintenance of the equipment.

▪ provide
▪

a company that provides mechanical maintenance

▪ need, require
▪ receive
▪

The building has received no regular maintenance since it was vacated in 1998.

▪ reduce
▪

The use of hard surfaces in the garden is intended to reduce maintenance.

MAINTENANCE + NOUN
▪ engineer, man, technician, worker
▪ crew, personnel, staff, team
▪ manager, officer (AmE), supervisor
▪ department, unit (military)
▪ management (AmE)
▪ bill, costs, expenses, fee
▪ budget
▪ contract
▪ plan, programme/program, schedule
▪ facility (esp. AmE), service, support
▪

We provide a maintenance service on all our products.

▪ depot, shop (AmE)
▪ requirements
▪ issue, problem
▪ check
▪ procedure, system
▪ activities, operation, task, work
▪ record
▪

Keep warranty papers and maintenance records for any vehicle you own.

▪ guide, manual
2 (BrE, law) money paid to support sb ⇨ See also ↑support
ADJECTIVE
▪ child
VERB + MAINTENANCE
▪ pay
▪ claim
MAINTENANCE + NOUN
▪ payments
▪ arrears
▪

He was jailed for failing to pay maintenance arrears.

PREPOSITION
▪ in maintenance
▪

He pays £1 000 a month in child maintenance.


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