Sustainment

Quick meaning: Sustainment is a noun meaning The act of sustaining something.

Meaning

The act of sustaining something.

Example Sentences

Otherwise, the sustainment or creation of jobs is seriously imperiled.

Mary heard with sorrow, and fear also, of the projected journey; but the altered expression of Isabella's countenance was a great palliative—dreadful as it was that her husband should love another (and of that distressing fact it was impossible to doubt), his confidence was consoling; and her power to prove the firmness of her character, her right to his esteem, and the immolation of her happiness to further his desires, had, in itself, the sustainment which belongs to great sacrifice.

Word Forms

• sustainments

Synonyms for sustainment

Depending on context, synonyms include sustention, sustenance, maintenance, sustentation, upkeep.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sustentation, sustenance, upkeep, maintenance, sustaining, support.

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