maintenance
noun [U] (MONEY) /ˈmeɪn.tɪ.nəns/Definition
› money that a person must pay regularly by law in order to support their child or previous marriage partner after a divorce (= official end to a marriage): He refused to pay maintenance for his three children.Costs and expensesEnding relationships and divorce
(Definition of maintenance noun (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admission noun (ALLOWING IN)
- carrying charge noun
- charge noun (MONEY)
- consideration noun (MONEY)
- cost noun (MONEY SPENT)
- cost noun (SOMETHING LOST/GIVEN)
- cost-of-living index noun
- deposit bottle/can noun
- deposit noun (MONEY)
- face value noun
- guide price noun
- make/put a dent in sth idiom
- out-of-pocket expenses noun
- redress noun
- RPI noun
- standard of living noun
- starting price noun
- time is money idiom
- worth adjective (MONEY)
- worth noun (MONEY)
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