maintenance
[ meyn-tuh-nuh ns ]
/ ˈmeɪn tə nəns /
noun
adjective
Pharmacology, Psychiatry.
administered to sustain a desired physiological or mental condition: maintenance dose.
Origin of maintenance
synonym study for maintenance
4. See
living.
OTHER WORDS FROM maintenance
non·main·te·nance, noun pre·main·te·nance, noun self-main·te·nance, nounWords nearby maintenance
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British Dictionary definitions for maintenance
maintenance
/ (ˈmeɪntɪnəns) /
noun
the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained
a means of support; livelihood
(modifier)
of or relating to the maintaining of buildings, machinery, etc
maintenance man
law
(formerly unlawful) the interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it, as by providing funds to continue the action
See also champerty
law
a provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, as after a divorce for a spouse
computing
- the correction or prevention of faults in hardware by a programme of inspection and the replacement of parts
- the removal of existing faults and the modification of software in response to changes in specification or environment
Word Origin for maintenance
C14: from Old French; see
maintain
Medical definitions for maintenance
maintenance
[ mān′tə-nəns ]
n.
The extent to which a patient continues good health practices without professional supervision, as distinguished from adherence or compliance.