maintenance
US /ˈmeɪntənəns/
noun Core · B1 Văn phòng Sản xuất & chất lượng Công nghệ & kỹ thuật
Definition
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The office elevator will be temporarily out of service this Saturday for scheduled maintenance.
Word Family
Synonyms
- upkeepactivity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- servicingthe act of mating by male animals
Collocations
- Easy car maintenancedescribing car maintenance (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
- Medium routine maintenance scheduledescribing routine maintenance schedule (an unvarying or habitual method or procedure)
- Hard preventative maintenance protocolsdescribing preventative maintenance protocols (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease)
- Very Hard high-maintenance client relationshipa collocation phrase: high-maintenance client relationship
- Medium under maintenancesubject to the authority, condition, or terms of maintenance
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