maintenance
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈmeɪntənəns/
- Formal
:
manutención
- I know she's suing you for separate maintenance.
Like I got multiple mortgages, I got I'm paying child maintenance, literally looking after my family.
- Like I got multiple mortgages, I got I'm paying child maintenance, literally looking after my family.
- So many men are dying, not being able to afford the the horrible Child Support Agency, was it CMS, child maintenance service rates.
Examples
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He could at least pay some maintenance for the kids!
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He hasn't paid a penny of child maintenance for three months.
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I pay maintenance on time each month.
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The maintenance is not more than 300 grand a year.
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Like I got multiple mortgages, I got I'm paying child maintenance, literally looking after my family.
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You have two small children, on whom you make maintenance payments of $265 per month.
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He pays child maintenance to support his two kids every month.
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The court ordered her ex-husband to provide maintenance for her and their children.
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After their divorce, she began receiving maintenance payments to help with living expenses.
Synonyms
73
6.3
Money a court orders one partner to pay the other after divorce to help them
7
3.5
A regular payment one person gives to help pay for a child or former partner
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Compounds
- Specialized
7
4.2
An organization that gives people group health insurance and care through a network of doctors for a yearly fee
- Archaic
Illegally helping or interfering in someone else's lawsuit to block a fair decision
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Etymology
The word maintenance comes from Latin parts manu- meaning 'hand' and -tenere meaning 'to hold'. So in money cases maintenance means the support or payments you give to 'hold' someone up and help them live, for example after a divorce.