UPKEEPS

Noun

upkeeps

plural of upkeep

Verb

upkeeps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upkeep

Anagrams

• keeps up

Source: Wiktionary


UPKEEP

Up"keep`, n.

Definition: The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance. "Horse artillery . . . expensive in the upkeep." Scribner's Mag.

Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings. A. R. Colquhoun.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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