maintenance

[1]	upkeep , care , upkeep , care , preservation , conservation , support , sustention , sustentation
[2]	continuation , continuance , perpetuation , prolongation , persistence , maintaining
[3]	upkeep , alimony , livelihood , subsistence , support , allowance , living , sustenance , stipend , subvention , contribution , alimony , keep
[4]	sustenance , sustentation , sustainment , upkeep
[5]	criminal maintenance