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Maintain Verb Income Barely Child =Keep Support Sb/Sth

word maintain
part_of_speech verb
e.g. Her income was barely enough to maintain one child, let alone three.
explanation =keep
to support sb/sth over a long period of time by giving money, paying for food, etc.

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