Meaning of underkeep | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To keep under or in subjection; subdue; suppress.
   transitive
2. To keep or maintain inadequately or below standard.
   transitive

Examples

“Like as a fire, the which in hollow caue / Hath long bene vnderkept, and downe supprest, / With murmurous disdaine doth inly raue […]”

“It is not economy to overwork or underkeep, or in any wise neglect the farm horse?”

“[...] how running himself our President underkeeps with such high animals how the british Queen in Her Majesty's own language.”

“Compared to Colva and Benaulim, Palolem 's accommodations are overpriced and underkept — expect to pay Rs200 in season for the privilege of crashing in a charmless double and using a common bathroom outside.”

“Most houses on Oakland Ave. have large basements that are underkept.”

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