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upkeep

 
Noun upkeep has 2 senses
  1. care, maintenance, upkeep - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
    --1 is a kind of repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
    --1 has particulars:
     camera care; car care; overhaul, inspection and repair, service; pump priming; scheduled maintenance; steam fitting
  2. sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep - the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
    --2 is a kind of support
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