What is the act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance. "Horse artillery . . . expensive in the upkeep." Scribner's Mag. Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings. A. R. Colquhoun called?
upkeep — The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance. "Horse artillery . . . expensive in the upkeep." Scribner's Mag. Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings. A. R. Colquhoun. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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