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upkeep in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
    "he wrote the manual on car care"
    care  maintenance  upkeep 
  2. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
    "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
    sustenance  sustentation  sustainment  maintenance  upkeep 
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upkeep in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good repair
  2. (verb) (transitive/UK) to maintain (something) or keep it in good repair
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