Arrear
Ar·rear
Arrear
adv.
- To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.]
Arrear
n.
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That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes.
For much I dread due payment by the Greeks Of yesterday's arrear.
I have a large arrear of letters to write.
Phrases & Compounds
- In arrear
- behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.