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▪ I. ˈupkeep, n.
[up- 1 b. Cf. keep v. 57 d.]
Maintenance in good condition or repair; also, the cost of such. (Freq. from c 1885.)
1884Pall Mall G. 10 May 10/2 Arrangements..for continuing the up-keep and in-gathering of the crops in Mauritius and Ceylon. 1887H. W. Daly Digging & Squatting 171 The Northern Territory depends very much upon the gold revenue for the upkeep and support of the settlement. 1893Duke of Argyll Unseen Found. Soc. v. 145 The constant upkeep of innumerable canals.
So ˈupkeeping vbl. n. (up- 7.)
1899Westm. Gaz. 26 June 7/1 Premises which took {pstlg}150 a year for up-keeping. Ibid., The up-keeping of the premises.
▪ II. upkeep, v.1
see up- 4.
▪ III. ˈupkeep, v.2
[Back-formation f. upkeeping vbl. n. s.v. upkeep n. or directly f. the noun.]
trans. To keep up, in various senses; esp. to maintain in good order.
1926S. T. G. Smith Reminisc. 29 They allow..a penny..in the week..to suffice as their payment to the funds of the Church which they profess to love and upkeep. 1937Rep. U.S. Board Tax Appeals XXXV. 1038 The Trust Company is under no obligation to expend any monies for maintaining, upkeeping and repairing the said Mausoleum, unless [etc.]. 1973Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 17 Mar. 15/3 Trinidadians simply cannot understand the meaning of the word maintenance, or for that matter understand what it means to upkeep anything. 1978Cornish Guardian 27 Apr. 17/3 (Advt.), Semi detached house with minimal garden to upkeep. 2 reception, kitchenette, bathroom, sep. w.c., 3 beds. 1991Boston Globe 31 Mar. 22/3 Once the state has invested in an art collection of this caliber, it's important that it be maintained and it be upkept. |