maintenance
/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/
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American sound/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/
maintenance
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main - te - nance -> maintenance
Myanmar meaning
(n) တရားဥပဒေအရ
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maintenance / 'meÇntǝnǝns / n [U]
၁။ ထိန်းသိမ်းမှု။ ပြုပြင် ထိန်းသိမ်းမှု။ ထောက်ပံ့မှု။
the maintenance of good relations between countries ❍ price maintenance ❍ She's taking classes in car maintenance. ❍ money for the maintenance of one's family ❍ a maintenance man/gang/van.
၂။ (Brit law ) တရားဥပဒေအရ ထောက်ပံ့စရိတ်။ He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife. See also ALIMONY
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preservation, upholding, protection, continuation, safeguarding, continuance, aliment, alimentation, alimony, allowance, bacon, bread, bread and butter, care, carrying, child maintenance, child support, conservation, food, grant, keep, keeping, livelihood, living, looking after, nurture, perpetuation, prolongation, provision, repairs, resources, retainment, salt, subsistence, supply, support; sustenance, sustaining, sustainment, sustention, upkeep, wherewithal
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