maintenance
NOUN
/meɪntənəns/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
maintenance is a valid 11-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3A1I1N1T1E1N1A1N1C3E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does maintenance mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
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, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit”
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The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence.
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3
Court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated.
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4
Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.
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5
Means of maintenance of a family or group.
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