Hyphenation of MAINTEnance

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word MAINTEnance? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

MAIN-TE-nance

Definitions of MAINTEnance:

1.
Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
He wrote the manual on car care
2.
Means of maintenance of a family or group
3.
Court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
4.
The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
They were in want of sustenance Fishing was their main sustainment
5.
The unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
Unlike champerty
6.
Criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit

Synonyms of MAINTEnance:

noun care, upkeep, repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
noun support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
noun alimony, support payment
noun sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, upkeep, support

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