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| arrears [ ə rrz ] |
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unpaid debts: unpaid debts, especially debts accumulating as a result of the debtor's failure to make regular payments
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| [15th century. < obsolete arrear 'to the rear, overdue', via Old French< medieval Latin adretro< Latin ad 'to' + retro 'backwards, behind'] |
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in arrears
1. behind in making regular payments of money owed
2. paid only after some work has been done or a period of time has elapsed
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