Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undermaintenance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-main-te-nance
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insufficient or inadequate maintenance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the past, the detection of undermaintenance or overuse of a property has been either costly or impractical for the owner manager (such as monitoring environmental compliance)."

Etymology

From under- + maintenance.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does undermaintenance mean?: Insufficient or inadequate maintenance.
Where does undermaintenance come from?: From under- + maintenance.

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