Maintenance

Maintenance
Maintenance Main"te*nance, n. [OF. maintenance. See {Maintain}.] 1. The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication. [1913 Webster]

Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor and the maintenance of his service, is granted to God. --South. [1913 Webster]

2. That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences. [1913 Webster]

Those of better fortune not making learning their maintenance. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

3. (Crim. Law) An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See {Champerty}. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]

4. Those actions required for the care of machinery, a building, etc., to keep it clean and in proper functioning condition, and to prevent or forestall damage due to normal use. [PJC]

5. Payments, such as child support or alimony, to a dependent child not living with one or to a divorced wife. [PJC]

{Cap of maintenance}. See under {Cap}. [1913 Webster]


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  • maintenance — The obligation that one person has to contribute in part or in whole to the cost of living of another person. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • maintenance — sustenance, support, *living, livelihood, subsistence, keep, bread …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • maintenance — [n] perpetuation, support; sustenance aliment, alimentation, alimony, allowance, bacon*, bread, bread and butter*, care, carrying, conservation, continuance, continuation, food, keep, keeping, livelihood, living, nurture, preservation,… …   New thesaurus

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