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Definition of maintenance

"maintenance" in the noun sense

1. care, maintenance, upkeep

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

"he wrote the manual on car care"

2. maintenance

means of maintenance of a family or group

3. alimony, maintenance

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

4. sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

"they were in want of sustenance"

"fishing was their main sustainment"

5. maintenance, criminal maintenance

the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community

"unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"

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Quotations for maintenance

The casting away things profitable for the maintenance of man's life is an unthankful abuse of the fruits of God's good providence towards mankind. [ Hooker ]

The friendship of the world is like the leaves falling from their trees in autumn; while the sap of maintenance lasts, friends swarm in abundance; but in the winter of our need, they leave us naked. He is a happy man that hath a true friend at his need; but he is more truly happy that hath no need of a friend. [ Arthur Warwick ]

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maintenance in Scrabble®

The word maintenance is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters maintenance:

MAINTENANCE
(144)
MAINTENANCE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

amentia, anaemic, ancient, animate, antenna, canteen, catenin, emanate, eminent, enamine, manatee, matinee, nematic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word maintenance

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In maintenance

MAINTENANCE
(144)
MAINTENANCE
(144)
MAINTENANCE
(96)
MAINTENANCE
(96)
ANAEMIC
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maintenance in Words With Friends™

The word maintenance is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters maintenance:

MAINTENANCE
(234)
MAINTENANCE
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

amentia, anaemic, ancient, animate, antenna, canteen, catenin, emanate, eminent, enamine, manatee, matinee, nematic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word maintenance

MAINTENANCE
(234)
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MAINTENANCE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In maintenance

MAINTENANCE
(234)
MAINTENANCE
(234)
MAINTENANCE
(216)
MAINTENANCE
(144)
MAINTENANCE
(132)
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EMINENT
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MANATEE
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ANCIENT
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CATENIN
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MAINTENANCE
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CAIMAN
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Words within the letters of maintenance

2 letter words in maintenance (13 words)

aaaiamanatemeninitmamemita

3 letter words in maintenance (27 words)

aceactaimantatecamcancatceeeatetaiceinnmanmatmenmetnetnittamtanteateetentictietin

4 letter words in maintenance (33 words)

acmeacneamenantecamecanecantcentciteemititemmacemainmanematemeanmeatmeetmicamiceminemintmitenameneatniceninetameteamteemteentimetine

5 letter words in maintenance (20 words)

acateaceneactinamentamineanimeanticcannaeatenenactenemainanemanatmaniamanicmannameantminceniecetinea

6 letter words in maintenance (20 words)

anemiaanemiccaimancaninecementcinemaemeticenticeicemanicemenincantinmateinnatemaniacmeaniemenaceneatentannintinmantinmen

7 letter words in maintenance (13 words)

amentiaanaemicancientanimateantennacanteencateninemanateeminentenaminemanateematineenematic

8 letter words in maintenance (2 words)

antennaeemaciate

9 letter words in maintenance (1 word)

centennia

11 letter words in maintenance (1 word)

maintenance
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Words containing the sequence maintenance

Words that start with maintenance (1 word)

maintenance

Words with maintenance in them (1 word)

maintenance

Words that end with maintenance (1 word)

maintenance
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Word Growth involving maintenance

Shorter words in maintenance

an

ai main

in main

ma main

en ten

Longer words containing maintenance

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