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单词 upkeep
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upkeepn.

Brit. /ˈʌpkiːp/, U.S. /ˈəpˌkip/
Etymology: up- prefix 1a(b). Compare to keep up 4 at keep v. Phrasal verbs 1.
Maintenance in good condition or repair; also, the cost of such. (Frequently from c1885.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation in being or maintenance > preserving in proper condition
keepingc1330
upholdinga1350
maintaininga1387
maintenance1389
reparation1389
uphold1471
maintain1483
repair1524
keep1763
upkeep1884
upkeeping1899
preventive maintenance1937
1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 May 10/2 Arrangements..for continuing the up-keep and in-gathering of the crops in Mauritius and Ceylon.
1887 H. W. Daly Digging, Squatting, & Pioneering Life S. Austral. 171 The Northern Territory depends very much upon the gold revenue for the upkeep and support of the settlement.
1893 Duke of Argyll Unseen Found. Society v. 145 The constant upkeep of innumerable canals.

Derivatives

(up- prefix 3d.)
ˈupkeeping n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation in being or maintenance > preserving in proper condition
keepingc1330
upholdinga1350
maintaininga1387
maintenance1389
reparation1389
uphold1471
maintain1483
repair1524
keep1763
upkeep1884
upkeeping1899
preventive maintenance1937
1899 Westm. Gaz. 26 June 7/1 Premises which took £150 a year for up-keeping.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 26 June 7/1 The up-keeping of the premises.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

upkeepv.2

Brit. /ˈʌpkiːp/, U.S. /ˈəpˌkip/
Etymology: Back-formation < upkeeping n. at upkeep n. Derivatives or directly < the noun.
transitive. To keep up, in various senses; esp. to maintain in good order.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > preserve from injury or destruction [verb (transitive)] > preserve in proper condition
feeda1000
sustaina1325
keepa1382
entertain1477
uphold1511
upkeep1926
1926 S. 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.
1937 Rep. U.S. Board Tax Appeals 35 1038 The Trust Company is under no obligation to expend any monies for maintaining, upkeeping and repairing the said Mausoleum, unless [etc.].
1973 Express (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.
1978 Cornish Guardian 27 Apr. 17/3 (advt.) Semi detached house with minimal garden to upkeep. 2 reception, kitchenette, bathroom, sep. w.c., 3 beds.
1991 Boston 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

> as lemmas

upkeep
upkeep v.
Brit. /ˌʌpˈkiːp/
,
U.S. /ˌəpˈkip/
transitive to support.
ΘΠ
the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)]
to bear upeOE
underbearc950
bearOE
holdc1000
weighc1200
to hold up1297
upholda1300
sustainc1330
undersetc1330
comforta1382
underbear1382
upbear1390
sustaina1398
upkeepc1412
carrya1425
supporta1425
chargea1500
convey1514
avoke1529
confirm1542
stay1548
to carry up1570
bolster1581
lift1590
upstay1590
atlas1593
sustent1605
statuminatea1628
firm1646
appui1656
establish1664
shoulder1674
to keep up1681
upheave1729
withhold1769
c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 4930 A bridil, Which þat an hors vpkepeth fro fallyng.
extracted from up-prefix
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n.1884v.21926
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