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manutention

UK/manjʊˈtɛnʃən/

manutention noun: maintenance, upkeep of a person, place or thing.

Noun

manutention (countable and uncountable, plural manutentions)

  1. (historical) Maintenance, upkeep of a person, place or thing.
    • Christian religion hath all the markes of extreme justice and profit, but none more apparent than the exact commendation of obedience due unto magistrates, and manutention [tr. manutention] of policies […]., Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.108

manutention meaning in Bengali

manutention in Bengali

কোনো ব্যক্তি, স্থান, জিনিসের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ, পরিচর্যা

Forms of manutention

pluralmanutentions

Origin of manutention

From French manutention, from Latin manutentio (“maintenance”), from present participle of manutenere (“to maintain”).

Questions about manutention

What does manutention mean?
Manutention means maintenance, upkeep of a person, place or thing.
What is manutention in Bengali?
Manutention in Bengali is কোনো ব্যক্তি, স্থান, জিনিসের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ. See Manutention meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is manutention?
Manutention is a noun.
How do you pronounce manutention?
Manutention is pronounced /manjʊˈtɛnʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of manutention?
The plural of manutention is manutentions.

Words near manutention in the dictionary

  1. manusyas
  2. manutagi
  3. manutagis
  4. manutenencies
  5. manutenency
  6. manutention
  7. manutentions
  8. manuterge
  9. manuterges
  10. manutergia
  11. manutergium

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