3syllables
maintenance
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maintenance is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, maintenance is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofmaintenance
1noun
- Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
- A tort committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.
- Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.
- Child support.
- Money required or spent to provide for the needs of a person or a family.
- The natural process which keeps an organism alive.
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