maintenance

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maintenance non numerabile

  1. mantenimento, conservazione
  2. mantenimento, difesa
  3. mantenimento, sostentamento
  4. mezzi di sostentamento, alimenti
  5. cura, manutenzione
  6. (diritto) mantenimento, alimenti (somma da versare al coniuge o ai figli in caso di divorzio)
  7. affermazione, asserzione
  8. intervento illecito di un terzo in una causa
  • IPA: /ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/, /ˈmeɪntɪnəns/

Ascolta la pronuncia :

dal medio inglese mayntenaunce, a sua volta dal francese antico maintenance, derivato dal latino manus tenēre

  • (somma da versare al coniuge dopo il divorzio): alimony