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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
maintenance
/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/
noun
keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing it
- “He was in charge of maintenance at the chocolate factory.”Tatoeba
- “It is necessary to secure financing for local road maintenance.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)