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arrears

noun

/əˈrɪəz/

Meaning

Money that is owed and should have been paid earlier.

She was months in arrears with her electricity bill.

in arrears

backlog, debt, default, unpaid balance

advance, prepayment, settlement

in arrears, fall into arrears, arrears of salary

the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening

The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.

a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties; direct challenge or opposi...

a group of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case based on the evidence

a community of people living together; an organization or association

the state of being free from danger or threat; protection against harm