UPKEEP

• (noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

  "he wrote the manual on car care"

  synonyms : care , maintenance

• (noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

  "they were in want of sustenance", "fishing was their main sustainment"

  synonyms : maintenance , sustainment , sustenance , sustentation

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