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Upkeep

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈʌpkip

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

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Examples

“I would enjoy⟳ having a swimming pool, but I don't want⟳ to deal⟳ with the upkeep.”
“[…] it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land⟳, which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates.”
“The story of upkeep has been never-ending. Between 1997-2000, a major programme of maintenance entailed replacing superstructure timbers - 50 main rail beams were replaced with greenheart, along with a similar number⟳ of edge beams.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Upkeeps upkick UPL Upland upland antshrike upland boneset

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