upkeep

Nouns

(n) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- he wrote the manual on car care
maintenance, care,
(n) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- they were in want of sustenance
- fishing was their main sustainment
sustainment, sustentation, sustenance, maintenance,

Synonyms

maintenance care sustainment sustentation sustenance

Words of close approximity