UPKEEP as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
   Synonym(s)
   • care (what does care mean?)
   • maintenance (what does maintenance mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he wrote the manual on car care
   Hypernyms(s) upkeep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • repair (what does repair mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • fixing (what does fixing mean?)
   • fixture (what does fixture mean?)
   • mend (what does mend mean?)
   • mending (what does mending mean?)
   • reparation (what does reparation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • camera care (what does camera care mean?)
   • car care (what does car care mean?)
   • overhaul (what does overhaul mean?)
   • inspection and repair (what does inspection and repair mean?)
   • service (what does service mean?)
   • pump priming (what does pump priming mean?)
   • scheduled maintenance (what does scheduled maintenance mean?)
   • steam fitting (what does steam fitting mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conserve (what does conserve mean?)
   • preserve (what does preserve mean?)
   • maintain (what does maintain mean?)
   • keep up (what does keep up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
   Synonym(s)
   • maintenance (what does maintenance mean?)
   • sustainment (what does sustainment mean?)
   • sustenance (what does sustenance mean?)
   • sustentation (what does sustentation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they were in want of sustenance
   • fishing was their main sustainment
   Hypernyms(s) upkeep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
   • keep (what does keep mean?)
   • maintain (what does maintain mean?)
   • nourish (what does nourish mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
   • prolong (what does prolong mean?)
   • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
   • keep up (what does keep up mean?)