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Sustain

/səˈsteɪn/
To keep something going for a period of time or make something continue to exist.

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Examples:

You have sustained a loss here.

My creditors would sustain me nicely.

Unless they are sustained the bottom is going to drop out.

Etymology:

etymology
The word sustain comes from the Latin sustinere, which means to uphold or hold up, combining sub, meaning under, and tenere, meaning to hold.

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