Duty and Upkeep

Duty

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

Upkeep and duty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upkeep" instead a noun "Duty".

Upkeep

Upkeep noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.

Duty and upkeep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Upkeep".

How words are described

full full duty full upkeep
regular regular duty regular upkeep
constant constant duty constant upkeep
main main duty main upkeep
Other adjectives: secret, military, double.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Generalist He's also credited towards building the Roadbuster, and does the main upkeep of the car, especially after the harder bashes she suffers in the line of duty.
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