noun · neutral

maintenance

/ˈmeɪntənəns/MAIN·te·nance

Band 5-6task1task2speaking

the process of keeping something in good condition; the work needed to keep something functioning

Examples

Regular maintenance of the machines reduces downtime.

The building requires a lot of maintenance every year.

We scheduled maintenance for the server this weekend.

Band 8 sentence

Allocating sufficient budget to routine maintenance prevents costly emergency repairs later on.

Collocations

  • perform maintenance
  • maintenance costs
  • routine maintenance

Word family

maintain verbmaintenance nounmaintainer noun

Common mistakes

make maintenanceperform/do maintenance

maintenance on the car is neededmaintenance of the car is needed / maintenance on the car is needed (both possible)

Say it for a higher band

5fixing6upkeep7+maintenance

Synonyms

upkeep

Easily confused

maintain

They maintain the old bridge every spring.

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