Upkeep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌpkiːp/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌpkiːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌpkiːp/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈʌpkiːp/.

Examples

he wrote the manual on car care
they were in want of sustenance
fishing was their main sustainment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sustenance sustainment sustentation maintenance care

Parts of Speech

noun	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order “he wrote the manual on car care”
noun	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence “they were in want of sustenance”

Word Forms

maintain	verb	keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
sustain	verb	lengthen or extend in duration or space
sustentacular	adjective	serving to sustain or support

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Instandhaltung

Tätigkeit, bei der es darum geht, etwas in gutem Zustand zu halten

🇫🇷French

entretien

activité consistant à maintenir quelque chose en bon état de fonctionnement

🇪🇸Spanish

mantenimiento

Actividad involucrada en mantener algo en buen estado de funcionamiento.

🇮🇹Italian

manutenzione

attività coinvolta nel mantenere qualcosa in buone condizioni

🇳🇱Dutch

onderhoud

activiteit die betrokken is bij het in goede staat houden van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

manutenção

atividade envolvida na manutenção de algo em boas condições de funcionamento

🇷🇺Russian

содержание

деятельность, связанная с поддержанием чего-либо в хорошем рабочем состоянии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मरम्मत

किसी चीज़ को अच्छे कार्य क्रम में बनाए रखने में शामिल गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ

ভাল কাজের ক্রমে কিছু বজায় রাখার সাথে জড়িত কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

பராமரிப்பு

நல்ல வேலை வரிசையில் எதையாவது பராமரிப்பதில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్వహణ

ఏదైనా మంచి పని క్రమంలో నిర్వహించడంలో పాల్గొన్న కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

देखभाल

चांगल्या कामकाजाच्या क्रमाने काहीतरी राखण्यात गुंतलेली क्रियाकलाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાળવણી

સારી કાર્યકારી ક્રમમાં કંઈક જાળવવામાં સામેલ પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ

ಉತ್ತಮ ಕೆಲಸದ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിപാലിക്കുക

നല്ല പ്രവർത്തന ക്രമത്തിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും പരിപാലിക്കുന്നതിൽ ഉൾപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਭਾਲ

ਚੰਗੀ ਕੰਮਕਾਜੀ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਬਣਾਈ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

دیکھ بھال

اچھی ورکنگ آرڈر میں کسی چیز کو برقرار رکھنے میں شامل سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保养

涉及维持事物良好工作状态的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

維持する

何かを良好な状態に維持することに関連する活動

🇰🇷Korean

유리

무언가를 양호한 작동 상태로 유지하는 데 관련된 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bảo trì

hoạt động liên quan đến việc duy trì một cái gì đó trong tình trạng hoạt động tốt

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าบำรุงรักษา

กิจกรรมที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการรักษาบางสิ่งบางอย่างให้อยู่ในสภาพการทำงานที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemeliharaan

aktivitas yang terlibat dalam menjaga sesuatu agar tetap berfungsi dengan baik

🇵🇭Filipino

pangangalaga

aktibidad na kasangkot sa pagpapanatili ng isang bagay sa mabuting kaayusan sa paggawa

🇲🇾Malay

pemeliharaan

aktiviti yang terlibat dalam mengekalkan sesuatu dalam keadaan berfungsi dengan baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صيانة

النشاط الذي ينطوي على الحفاظ على شيء ما في حالة عمل جيدة

🇮🇷Persian

نگهداری

فعالیتی که درگیر حفظ چیزی در وضعیت کار خوب است

🇹🇷Turkish

bakım

Bir şeyin iyi çalışır durumda tutulmasıyla ilgili faaliyet

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַחְזָקָה

פעילות הכרוכה בשמירה על משהו במצב תקין

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