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manutención — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alimony noun Financial support that one former spouse is legally required to pay the other after a divorce or separation.
  • maintenance noun The work of keeping a building, machine or system in good condition by checking, cleaning and repairing it regularly.
  • support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
  • upkeep noun The ongoing work or cost of keeping something in good condition.

Senses

manutención is used for these senses in English:

  • alimony (legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
  • maintenance Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
  • support Financial or other help.
  • upkeep Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.

maintenance — full definition

  1. noun The work of keeping a building, machine or system in good condition by checking, cleaning and repairing it regularly.
  2. noun The act of keeping something going or holding it at a particular level.
  3. noun Money paid regularly by one person for the living costs of a former spouse or of a child they do not live with.

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