as in preservation
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
I was hired to perform basic maintenance until the property could be sold
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Recent Examples of maintenance
The East New York Depot is home to about 250 buses as well as maintenance, repair and tire shops, fuel tanks and MTA offices, and sits directly adjacent to the subway system’s East New York Yard.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Along with earning interest, this card comes with no monthly maintenance fees and no overdraft charges.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Lip fillers have become a routine beauty maintenance step for many and a significant rise in patients under the age of 30 seeking cosmetic surgeries and injectable treatments has been noted.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Typically, institutions undergo an exacting process to renegotiate their indirect rates every four years, factoring in components such as general, departmental, and program administration, building and equipment depreciation, interest, operations and maintenance, and library expenses.
—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Along with earning interest, this card comes with no monthly maintenance fees and no overdraft charges.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Lip fillers have become a routine beauty maintenance step for many and a significant rise in patients under the age of 30 seeking cosmetic surgeries and injectable treatments has been noted.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Typically, institutions undergo an exacting process to renegotiate their indirect rates every four years, factoring in components such as general, departmental, and program administration, building and equipment depreciation, interest, operations and maintenance, and library expenses.
—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Maintenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintenance. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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