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upkeep
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Upkeep \Up"keep`\, n.
1. The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance of
persons, organizations, or objects such as machinery, by
providing a location, repairs, and consumable items when
necessary. "Horse artillery . . . expensive in the
upkeep." --Scribner's Mag.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings.
--A. R.
Colquhoun.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. the cost of providing upkeep[1].
[PJC]
