documentation
support | documentary validation, his documentation of the results was excellent, the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones |
care
maintenance
upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order, he wrote the manual on car care |
| scheduled maintenance | maintenance at a regularly scheduled time |
| maintenance criminal maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community, unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
| support reinforcement reenforcement | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission, they called for artillery support |
| close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit |
| direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
electronic warfare-support measures
ESM | electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition |
| support supporting | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening, he leaned against the wall for support |
duty
responsibility
obligation | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force, we must instill a sense of duty in our children, every right implies a responsibility, every opportunity, an obligation, every possession, a duty- John D.Rockefeller Jr |
| moral obligation | an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong, he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation |
| support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of, the president no longer has the support of his own party, they developed a scheme of mutual support |
| support | the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities, his support kept the family together, they gave him emotional support during difficult times |
sustenance
sustentation
sustainment
maintenance upkeep | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, they were in want of sustenance, fishing was their main sustainment |
logistic support
logistic assistance | assistance between and within military commands |
| integrated logistic support | the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation |
mutual aid
international logistic support | arrangements made between nations to assist each other |
interdepartmental support
interagency support | provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government |
| inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
seventeen-year locust
periodical cicada
Magicicada septendecim | North American cicada, appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take to years to mature |
| arch support | a support for the arch of the foot |
life-support system
life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
| life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
| support | any device that bears the weight of another thing, there was no place to attach supports for a shelf |
| support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation, the statue stood on a marble support |
| support column | a column that supports a heavy weight |
support hose
support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
| support | something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest, the policy found little public support, his faith was all the support he needed, the team enjoyed the support of their fans |
| periodical | a publication that appears at fixed intervals |
| obligation | a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply |
accompaniment
musical accompaniment
backup
support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts |
Office of Intelligence Support
OIS | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy |
service staff
maintenance staff | those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant |
| support system | a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance, a network that enables you to live in a certain style |
repairman
maintenance man
service man | a skilled worker whose job is to repair things |
| price support | a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level |
| support payment | a payment made by one person for the support of another |
alimony
maintenance | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated |
annuity
rente | income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments, his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity |
| annuity in advance | an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods, rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord |
| ordinary annuity | an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the end of equally spaced periods |
reversionary annuity
survivorship annuity | an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone else is unable to receive it |
| child support | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated |
| support level | (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors |
health maintenance organization
HMO | group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians |
support
keep
livelihood
living
bread and butter
sustenance | the financial means whereby one lives, each child was expected to pay for their keep, he applied to the state for support, he could no longer earn his own livelihood |
support financial support
funding
backing
financial backing | financial resources provided to make some project possible, the foundation provided support for the experiment |
| maintenance | means of maintenance of a family or group |
debt instrument
obligation
certificate of indebtedness | a written promise to repay a debt |
balance of payments
balance of international payments | a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year, a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out |