Dictionary Entry
maintenance
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/Word FrequencyCommon (5.37)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
In a Sentence
“The article includes maintenance to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“I was making $16.21 an hour, because I did some networking on the inside with a family friend who told me what I would need to learn in order to become a maintenance person, or what they called a maintenance technician, which is really just a janitor, but laughs that's a good title for it.”
“I ` m doing what they call maintenance chemo, a user-friendly chemo agent.”
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Origin
From Old French 'maintener' (to hold, support), from Latin 'manutentus' (held in hand).
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