manutention

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UK/manjʊˈtɛnʃən/

noun

Maintenance, upkeep of a person, place or thing.

OriginFrench manutention ← Latin manutentio →
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Meanings

nounmanutention (countable and uncountable, plural manutentions)

plural manutentions

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableMaintenance, 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

Origin

  1. Latinmanutentio“maintenance”
  2. Frenchmanutention
  3. Englishmanutention

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

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APA

manutention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manutention

MLA

“manutention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manutention. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manutention,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manutention.

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