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English

Etymology
ME. mayntenaunce, from OF. #French|maintenance.

Pronunciation
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| w:IPA|IPA || /�meɪnt�n�ns/
|-
| w:X-SAMPA|X-SAMPA || /"meInt@n@ns/
|}

Noun
en-noun

1. Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service
2. law 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.

Related terms
high-maintenance
low-maintenance
maintain
maintenance window

Translations
trans-top|keeping a machine in service
Czech: t-|cs|údržba|f
Danish: vedligeholdelse c
Finnish: huolto, kunnossapito
Galician: t|gl|mantemento|xs=Galician m
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Spanish: t-|es|mantenimiento m
Portuguese: t|es|manutenção f
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trans-top|tort
Danish: hævdelse c, forsvar n
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Dutch: onderhoud n
ttbc|Norwegian: vedlikehold

ttbc|Romanian: întreţinere f
ttbc|Swedish: underhåll n

French

Etymology
From verb maintenir, maintenoir "to maintain" and suffix -ance.

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #English|maintenance

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fa:maintenance
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hu:maintenance
pl:maintenance
ru:maintenance
simple:maintenance
fi:maintenance
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vi:maintenance
zh:maintenance

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