Words similar to upkeep

Example sentences for: upkeep

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The apparel and upkeep share of household expenditures in the Consumer Price Index fell from 10.
When he died in 1624, he bequeathed his fortune to the education and upkeep of orphans, and the school was subsequently built for this purpose.
Cawthorne had cared for him since 1872 and now it was time to shift the costs of his upkeep to the Americans.
Pavage, pontage, avenage, beaconage , and furnage were taxes or tolls for, respectively, paved roads, bridges, rent in oats, upkeep of beacons, and the use of the lord's oven.
Although small Armenian, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, and Catholic communities survive, the majority of Istanbullus are Muslim, and adhere to the principles known as the “Five Pillars of Islam” — to believe with all one’s heart that “There is no God but God, and Mohammed is his Prophet”; to pray five times a day, at dawn, midday, afternoon, sunset, and after dark; to give alms to the poor, and towards the upkeep of the mosques; to fast between sunrise and sunset during the month of Ramadan; and to try to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in one’s lifetime.