Antonym: abandonment. Similar words: penance, maintain, finance, in the main, intend, intent, intense, sentence. Meaning: ['meɪntənəns] 
n. 1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order 2. means of maintenance of a family or group 3. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated 4. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence 5. the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community.
n. 1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order 2. means of maintenance of a family or group 3. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated 4. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence 5. the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community. 
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(211) When necessary, work shift as defined by Utility Maintenance Supervisor.
(212) Maintenance client's relationship in relevant fields . Providing tec . and commercial supports for profession customer.
(213) Such nonstandard security disposal brings much hidden trouble to security maintenance and system integration.
(214) Objective : To study the family function of heroin addicts who accept methadone maintenance treatment.
(215) We are very sorry, Mayflower Chinese Site ongoing routine maintenance.
(216) The software system has zonal programme design and modularization, which reduces the software maintenance cost.
(217) Is responsible for measuring instrument, device, and testing equipment with calibration, maintenance.
(218) The maintenance management among them is the important subsystem of equipment control.
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