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arrears Definition

ar·rears (ə rirz′)

  1. unpaid and overdue debts
  2. unfinished business, work, etc.

Etymology: ME arrers < arrere, backward < OFr ariere < VL aretro < L ad, to + retro, behind

arrears Idioms

in arrears

or in arrear

behind in paying a debt, doing one's work, etc.

arrears Synonyms

arrears

pl.n.

back payments, overdue debts, unpaid debts, outstanding debts, unfinished work, obligations, deficiency, unpaid bills, deficit, debit, claim, arrearage, liability, balance due.

in arrears

behindhand, overdue, in debt, in default; see due, indebted, late 1, unpaid 1.

arrears Law Definition
See arrear.
arrears Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • accrue: He has been paying full Council Tax, but since April 2004 he has been accruing arrears on his account due to non-payment.
  • owe: CSA deferred the arrears owed by the non-resident parent.
  • defer: CSA deferred the arrears owed by the non-resident parent.
  • recover: An action in the small claims court can be used to recover the rent arrears.
  • repay: Our policy is to work with you to come to a mutually acceptable agreement to repay the arrears.
  • accumulate: The sums due from individual tenants, for instance, might represent the annual rental, or the rent plus accumulated arrears.

Adjective modifier

  • outstanding: CSA did, however, allow Mr H to pay the outstanding arrears at the minimum rate of £ 5.20 per week.
  • substantial: That delay caused substantial arrears to accrue which Mr G had little or no prospect of being able to clear promptly.

Modifies a noun

  • recovery: Reports are produced and circulated to the relevant departments to ensure arrears recovery procedures are adhered to.

Noun used with modifier

  • rent: For claims based on rent arrears you should use kit 5.
  • mortgage: Chelsea's asset quality remains high with mortgage arrears 20 % less than the industry average.
  • royalty: The payment by Abbott of royalty arrears and other related payments pursuant to the High Court Judgment are not reflected in these results.
  • wage: He said the government had put in money to pay off some of the workers ' wage arrears.
  • tenant: Our performance in collecting former tenant arrears shown in diagram 6 indicates that we are also just above the Welsh average.
  • maintenance: On 8 March Dudley wrote off the maintenance arrears which had accrued under the defective IMA.

Preposition: of

  • csm: They explained that they were taking action to recover arrears of CSM that had accrued under the revised IMA.
  • rent: He can then sue the tenant for the arrears of rent.
  • maintenance: Mr C remains liable for arrears of child support maintenance.
  • subscription: The meeting opened with a debate about collecting arrears of subscriptions to the Association of Labor Councilors.

Preposition: by

  • installment: Your housing officer will help you come to an arrangement to clear any arrears by regular installments.