upkeep

[US]/'ʌpkiːp/
[UK]/'ʌpkip/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. maintenance cost; maintenance; preservation.

Phrases & Collocations

regular upkeep

upkeep costs

building upkeep

proper upkeep

Example Sentences

The cost of upkeep is born by the state.

The upkeep of a yacht is very expensive.

we will be responsible for the upkeep of the access road.

orderly in the upkeep of his rooms.

The local council is responsible for the upkeep of roads.

Our taxes help pay for the upkeep of the city’s parks.

He earned his own upkeep at a very early age.

The curial aedile was responsible for local police protection, the oversight of public markets, the production of theatrical performances, and for the care and upkeep of the temples.

Contabescence (at the beginning of you upkeep, flip a coin, if tails, put a -1/-1 counter on this creature.

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