0 the cost or process of keeping something, such as a building, in good condition:
The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive.
Council employees are responsible for the upkeep of the gardens.
1 the process or cost of keeping something, such as a building, in good and usable condition:
2 the cost or process of keeping something, such as a building, in good condition:
A penance which hypothecated payments for the upkeep of paupers or priests was imaginative and peculiarly appropriate in the fight against heresy.
These are metrics that assess the product use in the field in terms of its maintenance, upkeep, and warranty costs.
In this case, owners were expected to cover all the expenses on the arrangement and upkeep of the fields.
With a financial system based on municipal rents, the possibility of decent maintenance and upkeep was defeated by the massive scale of non-payment.
Upkeep of the grave was provided for, in his will, decades later.
Typical nouns of this type are input, onrush, outflow, overspill, throughput, upkeep, and upsurge, almost always written as solid forms.
While the overall appearance of the area is of buildings in poor repair, the properties change in quality of upkeep block by block.
A variation made four penitents responsible for the upkeep of priests.