maintenance costs
Ongoing repair spending
Maintenance costs are the ongoing expenses required to keep something in working condition.
Buildings require maintenance costs for repairs, cleaning, and upkeep.
Vehicles have maintenance costs for oil changes, tire replacement, and routine service.
The term appears in business contexts for equipment and software, and in personal finance for home ownership: The maintenance costs on that old house are killing us.
- repairsRestorative maintenance work
- roof repairsFixing a building's cover
- inspectionsSystematic examinations for flaws
- property taxesGovernment charges on land
- plumbing repairsMaintenance of water systems
consumables · janitorial services · routine inspections · spare parts · wear and tear · service contracts · safety checks · scheduled downtime · lubrication · oil changes · utilities · calibration · reinstallation · landscaping · troubleshooting · cleaning · upkeep · pest control
- business costsadministrative fees, direct labor, cost of goods sold, raw materials, labor
- production costsraw materials, utility bills, overhead, overheads, machinery
- expensesexpenses, expense, expenditure, cost, rent
- household budgetbills, expenses, income, rent, savings
- transportation issuestraffic congestion, traffic jams, congestion, gridlock, road safety
- vehicle costscar payment, lease payment, lease payments, loan payment, monthly payment
maintenance costspurchase price
Money paid for acquisition
acquisition cost · initial investment · upfront costs · capital expenditure · startup costs