maintenance

ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns

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#1·8h ago

Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.

a maintenance release; a maintenance version

Origin: From , from , from maintenir, from . . Note that maintain has undergone a sound and spelling change, hence is spelt with -tain-, rather than the -ten- still found in maintenance. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(legal) A tort and (in some jurisdictions) an offence committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.

a maintenance release; a maintenance version

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#3·8h ago

(legal, UK) Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.

a maintenance release; a maintenance version

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