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ARREARS
arrears
(noun) an unpaid overdue debt
arrears
(noun) the state of being behind in payments; “an account in arrears”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
arrears
plural of arrear
Source: Wiktionary
ARREAR
Ar*rear", adv. Etym: [OE. arere, OF. arere, ariere, F. arrière, fr. L. ad + retro backward. See Rear.]
Definition: To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.] Spenser.
Ar*rear", n.
Definition: That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. Locke. For much I dread due payment by the Greeks Of yesterday's arrear. Cowper. I have a large arrear of letters to write. J. D. Forbes. In arrear or In arrears, behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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