maintenance
Pronunciation:
/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/noun
Definitions
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
A tort committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.
Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.
Child support.