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{
"term": "maintenance",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of keeping something in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The school pays for heating and the maintenance of the buildings."
},
{
"text": "car maintenance"
},
{
"text": "She was working in the garden, doing weeding and general maintenance."
},
{
"text": "The building has received no regular maintenance since it was vacated in 2018."
},
{
"text": "The engine is designed for easy maintenance."
},
{
"text": "The house requires minimal maintenance."
},
{
"text": "The power station has been shut down for essential maintenance."
},
{
"text": "We carry out routine maintenance of the equipment."
},
{
"text": "We provide a maintenance service on all our products."
},
{
"text": "The new system has reduced maintenance costs."
},
{
"text": "Keep warranty papers and maintenance records for any vehicle you own."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["annual", "daily", "regular"],
"verb + maintenance": ["carry out", "do", "perform"],
"maintenance + noun": ["engineer", "man", "technician"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of making a state or situation continue",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the maintenance of international peace"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the money needed for somebody's living expenses; the act of providing this money",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Most students need to take out loans for maintenance as well as tuition fees."
}
],
"topics": ["Money"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "money that somebody must pay regularly to their former wife, husband or partner, especially when they have had children together",
"labels": "(British English, law)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife."
},
{
"text": "a maintenance order *(= given by a court of law)*"
}
],
"topics": ["Money"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["child"],
"verb + maintenance": ["pay", "claim"],
"maintenance + noun": ["payments", "arrears"],
"preposition": ["in maintenance"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪntənəns/",
"audio": "ma/maintenance/maintenance__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪntənəns/",
"audio": "ma/maintenance/maintenance__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause’): from Old French, from maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand’."
}