assistance given to ground or naval forces in an operation by their own or allied aircraft
court-ordered payments, typically made by a noncustodial divorced parent, to support one’s minor child or children
maintenance of a patient’s vital functions following disablement or in an adverse environment
support or help whose effect is psychological rather than physical
government assistance in maintaining the levels of market prices regardless of supply or demand
a group of people who are available to support one another emotionally, socially, and sometimes financially
a minimum price guaranteed to a farmer for agricultural produce and maintained by subsidy or the buying in of surplus stock
(in the UK and Canada) payment made by the state in particular circumstances to people who are on a low income
a service provided by a hardware or software company which provides registered users with help and advice about their products
(in the UK) a government agency responsible for the assessment and collection of compulsory child maintenance payments from absent parents
a set of related computer programs and the data required to assist with analysis and decision-making within an organization
failure to provide for the maintenance of a child, spouse, or other dependent as required by law