MAINTENANCE

n. 1 upkeep, care, preservation, conservation, support, sustention, sustentation I can no longer afford the maintenance of a large country estate 2 continuation, continuance, perpetuation, prolongation, persistence, maintaining His maintenance of an untenable position will lose him votes 3 upkeep, livelihood, subsistence, support, allowance, living, sustenance, stipend, subvention, contribution, alimony, keep: How much maintenance does he pay to his ex-wife and children?