upkeep

CEFRB2

/ˈʌpkip/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The work and cost needed to keep something in good condition.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair.

Examples

  • It's not the initial cost that worries me. It's the upkeep.

  • The regular upkeep of our servers is paramount to ensuring high uptime.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.

More examples

In context

  • Do you know how to upkeep a boat?

  • I would enjoy having a swimming pool, but I don't want to deal with the upkeep.

  • […] it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land, which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The old mansion required expensive constant blank to prevent the wood decay.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From up + keep.