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
- 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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- de barred
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- ill-fated/ill-starred
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- like shooting fish in a barrel
- lock stock and barrel
- made barren
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