as in preservation
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
I was hired to perform basic maintenance until the property could be sold
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Recent Examples of maintenance
As the years moved on and Lloyd, who, in addition to owning the storied restaurant also takes on duties as maintenance man, has heard retirement beckoning.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2025
Their bodies were discovered by authorities responding to a 911 call from someone who identified himself as a maintenance worker.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
These are the same folks who kept Formula 1 out of downtown Miami, and might not care that Formula E’s not nearly as high maintenance as its FIA big brother.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
The co-op has a common playground, landscaped grounds and on-site parking (there’s a lottery, though), with a maintenance of $1,180 a month.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2025
Their bodies were discovered by authorities responding to a 911 call from someone who identified himself as a maintenance worker.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
These are the same folks who kept Formula 1 out of downtown Miami, and might not care that Formula E’s not nearly as high maintenance as its FIA big brother.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
The co-op has a common playground, landscaped grounds and on-site parking (there’s a lottery, though), with a maintenance of $1,180 a month.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maintenance
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“Maintenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintenance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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