to do what is necessary for something to hold items for sale or for information to hold things at some level verbto do what is necessary for somethingUsageto keep an appointmentto be there when you said you would beto hold items for sale or for informationUsageto keep someone's name on fileto have someone's name on a list for referenceto hold things at some level Examplesto keep spending to a minimum • We must keep our mailing list up to date. • The price of oil has kept the pound at a high level. • Lack of demand for the product has kept prices down.(Notekeeping - kept)