UPKEEP


Meaning of UPKEEP in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: up (II) + keep (after keep up, v.)

1.

a. : the act of maintaining in good condition : maintenance

the building and upkeep of roads

b. : the state of being maintained in good condition

2. : the cost of maintaining in good condition or supporting

his parents had no feeling that he ought to contribute to their upkeep — Rebecca West

II. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

chiefly Britain : to maintain in good condition : keep up

found it hard to upkeep his family seat — a 45-room twin-turreted castle — Irish Digest

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.