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