maintenances
- 1Plural of maintenance. Rare; used mainly in technical writing for separate maintenance jobs.
The contract distinguished routine maintenances from emergency repairs.
Quarterly maintenances kept the production line operating without unexpected failures.
Note
A rare plural, because every meaning of maintenance is usually treated as a mass noun: the upkeep of machines, the legal wrong of meddling in another's lawsuit, alimony, child support, and the money a household needs. The plural earns its place when separate occasions are being counted, as in scheduled maintenances or routine maintenances set against repairs. For a single ongoing activity, plain maintenance is the safer choice.
maintenances is a form of maintenance
maintenance, noun: The work of keeping something, such as a building, machine, or piece of software, in good condition and working order, including repairs and fixes. Full entry
- Forms
- maintenancemaintenances plural
- Spelling
- maintenance → maintenances: add -s
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