Noun: upkeep 'úp,keep
- Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
"Regular upkeep of the machinery prevented breakdowns";
- care, maintenance
- The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
"Upkeep of a family is expensive";
- sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance
Derived forms: upkeeps
Type of: fix, fixing, mend, mending, repair, reparation [archaic], support
Encyclopedia: Upkeep