Arrears Definition

ə-rîrz
noun
An unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation.
American Heritage
Unpaid and overdue debts.
Webster's New World
The state of being behind in fulfilling obligations.
An account in arrears.
American Heritage
Unfinished business, work, etc.
Webster's New World

An unpaid or overdue obligation. A debt.

Wiktionary
Antonyms:
  • prepositionayment
  • early payment

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Arrears

  • in arrears

Origin of Arrears

  • Middle English arrers from arrere behind from Old French arere from Vulgar Latin ad retrō backward Latin ad to ad– Latin retrō behind re- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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