arrearage Hear it!

arrearage definition

ar·rear·age (ə rir′ij)

noun

  1. the state of being in arrears
  2. arrears

Etymology: ME arerage < OFr arierage < ariere: see arrears

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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