transcription, транскрипция: [ meɪntɪnəns ]
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The maintenance of a building, vehicle, road, or machine is the process of keeping it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.
...maintenance work on government buildings...
The window had been replaced last week during routine maintenance.
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Maintenance is money that someone gives regularly to another person to pay for the things that the person needs.
...the government’s plan to make absent fathers pay maintenance for their children.
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If you ensure the maintenance of a state or process, you make sure that it continues.
...the maintenance of peace and stability in Asia.
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