Main-t-nance

the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition I was hired to perform basic maintenance until the property could be soldSynonyms care and feeding, conservation, conserving, keep, preservation, preserving, sustentation, upkeepRelated Words conservancy; support, sustaining; care, custody, guardianship; defense, guarding, protection, safeguarding, safekeepingNear Antonyms dereliction, disregard, ignoring, inattention, neglect, negligence; damage, demolition, destruction, harm, hurt, injury, ruin, ruination