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up⋅keep

  [uhp-keep]
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–noun
1. the process or activity of providing an establishment, machine, person, etc., with necessary or proper maintenance, repairs, support, or the like: The machine's faulty operation shows that no one has attended to its upkeep.
2. the total sum of the costs or expenses for this.
Origin:
1880–85; up- + keep
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up·keep   (ŭp'kēp')   
n.  

  1. Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair.

  2. The cost of such maintenance.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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