English to English
noun
- activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
He wrote the manual on car care.
source: WordNet 3.0
- means of maintenance of a family or group
source: WordNet 3.0
- court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
They were in want of sustenance.
Fishing was their main sustainment.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
Unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [méntenans] Alalay; pagkupkop; lingap
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
