upkeep

Etymology

up + keep

noun

  1. Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.
    I would enjoy having a swimming pool, but I don't want to deal with the upkeep.
    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. August 12 2020, Andrew Mourant, “The tide is turning for a Victorian wonder”, in Rail, page 51

verb

  1. (transitive, Britain) To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair.
    As for the city's buildings, it mostly resembled a town of white spires and cobblestone streets lined with flowerbeds that were upkept by magical means. 2014, James Blackthorne, Meditations of Madness: The Lost Empires Exposed
    Do you know how to upkeep a boat?

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