- upkeep up·keep n
- ['ʌpˌkiːp]
manutenzione f
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
upkeep up·keep n
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upkeep — up‧keep [ˈʌpkiːp] noun [uncountable] the care and money needed to keep something in good condition: • We are introducing a user fee to finance the building and upkeep of state roads. * * * upkeep UK US /ˈʌpkiːp/ noun [U] PROPERTY ► the cost or… … Financial and business terms
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upkeep — “maintenance; cost of maintenance,” 1884, from UP (Cf. up) + KEEP (Cf. keep) … Etymology dictionary
upkeep — [n] maintenance budget, conservation, costs, expenditure, expenses, keep, outlay, overhead, preservation, price, repair, running, subsistence, support, sustenance, sustentation; concepts 117,344 Ant. neglect, negligence … New thesaurus
upkeep — up|keep [ˈʌpki:p] n [U] 1.) the process of keeping something in good condition = ↑maintenance upkeep of ▪ Most of the money is spent on the upkeep of the building. 2.) the cost or process of looking after a child or animal and giving them the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, TLC, abide, abide by, abstain, accede to, accommodate, accommodation, accommodations, accumulate, acknowledge, acropolis, act up to, adhere to, administer Communion, afford, afford support, agree to, aliment … Moby Thesaurus
keep up — Synonyms and related words: afford support, au courant, back, back up, be employed, bear, bear up, bolster, bolster up, brace, buoy up, buttress, carry, carry on, carry on business, conserve, continue, copyright, cradle, crutch, cushion, do… … Moby Thesaurus
keep — 1. verb 1) you should keep all the old forms Syn: retain, hold on to, keep hold of, retain possession of, keep possession of, not part with; save, store, conserve, put aside, set aside; informal hang on to, stash away Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
keep — v 1. maintain, carry on, continue, stay with, proceed, persist, persevere; hold in abeyance, hold on to, put on a back burner; protract, prolong, sustain; abide, endure, last, be constant, be steadfast, stand, remain in. 2. preserve, maintain,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
upkeep — /up keep /, n. 1. the process or activity of providing an establishment, machine, person, etc., with necessary or proper maintenance, repairs, support, or the like: The machine s faulty operation shows that no one has attended to its upkeep. 2.… … Universalium
keep — 1. verb 1) you should keep all the old forms Syn: retain (possession of), hold on to, not part with, save, store, put by/aside, set aside; N.Amer. set by; informal hang on to 2) I tried to keep calm Syn: remain, stay … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
