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Thesaurus: upkeep

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

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  1. n. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
  2. n. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
  3. The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance. "Horse artillery . . . expensive in the upkeep." Scribner's Mag. Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings. A. R. Colquhoun.
  4. The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance. "Horseartillery . . . expensive in the upkeep." Scribner's Mag.
  5. n:100 n activity involved in maintaining something in good working order n the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence