"maintenance" meaning in All languages combined

See maintenance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmeɪntɪnəns/ [Canada], /ˈmeɪntənəns/ Audio: en-us-maintenance.ogg [US] Forms: maintenance [singular], maintenances [plural]
Etymology: maintain + -ance Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|maintain|ance}} maintain + -ance Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Maintenance is the process of regularly fixing things and keeping something in good shape.
    Sense id: simple-maintenance-en-noun-9nZjIGXK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ance
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