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English Dictionary: upkeep	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for upkeep
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upkeep n activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" Synonym(s): care, maintenance, upkeep the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" Synonym(s): sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upkeep \Up"keep`\, n. The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance. [bd]Horse artillery . . . expensive in the upkeep.[b8] --Scribner's Mag. Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings. --A. R. Colquhoun.