IELTS Anvil

maintenance

CEFR: B2

The systematic activity of keeping buildings, machinery, or ecosystems in continuous operational order.

Synonyms

upkeep
servicing

Common Collocations

routine maintenance
regular maintenance
cost of maintenance

Example Sentence

Neglecting routine infrastructural maintenance inevitably inflates emergency repair expenditures tenfold.

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