maintenance

Maintenance is a related term of favor.

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between maintenance and favor

is that maintenance is (legal) (uk english) alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce while favor is (legal) partiality; bias.

As nouns the difference between maintenance and favor

is that maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service while favor is a kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

As a verb favor is

(transitive)  to look upon fondly; to prefer.

Stay is a related term of maintenance.

As nouns the difference between stay and maintenance

is that stay is (nautical) a strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from the head of one mast down to some other, or other part of the vessel or stay can be a prop; a support while maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.

As a verb stay

is (nautical) to incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays or stay can be to prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

As an adjective stay

is steep; ascending.

As an adverb stay

is steeply.

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between action and maintenance

is that action is (legal) a charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio ) while maintenance is (legal) (uk english) alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.

As nouns the difference between action and maintenance

is that action is something done so as to accomplish a purpose while maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.

As an interjection action

is demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.

As a verb action

is (management) to act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.

As nouns the difference between maintenance and stasis

is that maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service while stasis is stasis.

Maintenance is a related term of food.

As nouns the difference between maintenance and food

is that maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service while food is (uncountable) any substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

Maintenance is a related term of countenance.

As nouns the difference between maintenance and countenance

is that maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service while countenance is appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

As a verb countenance is

to tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

Maintenance is a related term of encouragement.

As nouns the difference between maintenance and encouragement

is that maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service while encouragement is the act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

As a noun maintenance

is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.

As a symbol res is

(label) (l).

As nouns the difference between maintenance and storage

is that maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service while storage is (uncountable) the act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

As nouns the difference between reliability and maintenance

is that reliability is the quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy while maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.