{
    "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’."
}