Synonyms for arrears

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-reerz

Phonetic Transcription : əˈrɪərz

Définition of arrears

Origin : mid-14c., "in times past," from Old French ariere "behind, backward," from Vulgar Latin *ad retro, from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + retro "behind" (see retro-). Meaning "balance due" dates from early 15c.; phrase in arrears first recorded 1610s, but in arrearages is from late 14c.

noun debt

Example sentences :

He has a right to claim six years' arrears—that is above L100,000.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

So, that just when I might have had all arrears paid up, perhaps, and perhaps—who knows?
Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens

He was a clerk in a department store, and his board was generally in arrears.
Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The landlord had called that morning for his rent, which was long in arrears.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

Can you get all your arrears of penitence done up in six weeks, Sally?
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

But he had other reasons: he was in arrears to his bookseller, his tailor, and other tradesmen.
Extract from : « The Poetical Works of William Collins » by William Collins

He may claim all arrears of rent; and if so, we are more than beggars.
Extract from : « The Settlers in Canada » by Frederick Marryat

In 1649 the arrears of the lessees having reached the sum of £974 5s.
Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams

The arrears of wages were paid up, and the garrison was increased.
Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.

“I promise you shall receive all arrears at Rouen,” replied the other.
Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed

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