Upkeep

What do we mean by upkeep?

Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair. noun

The cost of such maintenance. noun

Maintenance; support; specifically, the process of keeping up an industrial ‘plant,’ a machine, an institution, etc., at its condition of maximum efficiency, as by repair and renewal. noun

The cost of such keeping up, including all elements of operating expense, deterioration, interest, and the like. noun

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. noun

The cost of providing upkeep{1}. noun

Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good repair noun

To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair verb

Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order noun

The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence noun

Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.

Words that are spelled similarly to upkeep:
upkeep.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word upkeep:
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Words that rhyme with upkeep:
creep, keep, sweep, sleep, leap, deep, weep, steep, sheep, heap, cheap, reap, peep, asleep, seep, beep, oversleep, veep, jeep, clepe, reep, bleep, cheep, sneap, threap, leep, streep, black sheep, kreep, dieppe, felipe, bopeep, lepe, rubbish heap, dall sheep, tepe, diep, fall asleep, eternal sleep, beauty sleep, rem sleep, twilight sleep, put to sleep, paradoxical sleep, bighorn sheep, short sleep, dirt cheap, inskeep, rapid eye movement sleep, sepe, fast asleep, garbage heap, go to sleep, junk heap, sound asleep, trash heap, barbary sheep, merino sheep, mountain sheep, cat sleep, vegetable sheep, maned sheep, go deep, refuse heap, rocky mountain sheep, marco polo sheep, seip, seipp, white sheep, kneip, wild sheep, cause to sleep, musk sheep, domestic sheep, griep, phillipe, riepe, anandeep, heape, kniep, mcsleep, schliep.

Adjectives that are often used to describe upkeep:
general, proper, own, annual, little, physical, constant, daily, low, less, poor, regular, routine, financial, expensive, more, personal, much, normal, future, minimal, minimum, necessary, better, easy, basic, yearly, costly, day, careful, current, total, ordinary, perpetual, permanent, subsequent, continued, continuous, considerable, adequate, monthly, continual, domestic, entire, overall, efficient, ongoing, economical, exterior, mechanical, mere, residential, sanitary, periodic, worth, cleanliness, bare, inadequate, minor, meticulous, easier, decent, enormous, safe, improper, everyday, needed.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective upkeep:
costs, cost, expenses, expense.

Words that sound like upkeep:
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