ar·rears

(ə-rîrz′)

pl.n.

1. An unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation.

2. The state of being behind in fulfilling obligations: an account in arrears.

[Middle English arrers, from arrere, behind, from Old French arere, from Vulgar Latin *ad retrō, backward : Latin ad, to; see ad- + Latin retrō, behind; see re- in Indo-European roots.]

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arrears

(əˈrɪəz)

1. (Banking & Finance) (sometimes singular) Also called: arrearage something outstanding or owed

2. (Banking & Finance) in arrears in arrear late in paying a debt or meeting an obligation

[C18: from obsolete arrear (adv) behindhand, from Old French arere, from Medieval Latin adretrō, from Latin ad to + retrō backwards]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	arrears - the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears" financial obligation, indebtedness, liability - an obligation to pay money to another party
	2.	arrears - an unpaid overdue debt debt - money or goods or services owed by one person to another

arrears

plural noun debt, claim, bill, due, duty, obligation, liability, debit They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years.

in arrears behind, overdue, in debt, in arrears, behindhand They are more than six months in arrears with their mortgage.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

arrears

noun

1. Something, such as money, owed by one person to another:

arrearage, debt, due, indebtedness, liability, obligation.

2. A condition of owing something to another:

arrearage, indebtedness, debt, liability, obligation.

Translations

مُتَأَخَّراتمُتَأخِّرات مِن الدَّيْـن

nedoplatkydluh

gældrestance

rästit

zaostaci

hátralék

ógreiddar skuldir

arretrati arretrato

未払金

연체금

įsiskolinęsįsiskolinimasskolos

parāds

achterstand

(rest)gjeld

zaległości

dívidas pagamentos em atraso

долги

nedoplatok

resterande skulder

เงินค้างชำระ

vadesi geçmiş borç

tiền nợ còn khất lại

未付清的款项欠账过期未付的欠款

arrears

[əˈrɪəz] NPL

1. [of money] → atrasos mpl
rent arrears → atrasos mpl de alquiler
to be in arrears (with rent) → ir atrasado en los pagos
to get into arrears → atrasarse en los pagos
to pay one month in arrears → pagar con un mes de retraso or a mes vencido
to be in arrears with one's correspondence → tener correspondencia atrasada

2. (Sport) to be in arrears → ir retrasado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

arrears

[əˈrɪə^rz] npl → arriéré m
rent arrears → arriérés de loyer
to be in arrears with one's rent → devoir un arriéré de loyer, être en retard pour le paiement de son loyer
to get into arrears → accumuler un arriéré
to be paid in arrears [payment] → être versé(e) rétroactivement; [person] → être payé(e) rétroactivement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

arrears

pl → Rückstände pl; to be in arrears with something → im Rückstand mit etw sein; to get or fall into arrears → in Rückstand kommen; to have arrears of £5000 → mit £ 5000 im Rückstand sein; to be paid in arrears → rückwirkend bezahlt werden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

arrears

[əˈrɪəz] npl (of money) → arretrati mpl
arrears of filing → pratiche fpl arretrate da archiviare
in arrears → in arretrato
to be in arrears with one's rent → essere in arretrato con l'affitto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

arrears

(əˈriəz) noun plural

money which should have been paid because it is owed but which has not been paid. rent arrears.

in arrears

not up to date (eg in payments). He is in arrears with his rent.

arrears

→ مُتَأَخَّرات nedoplatky restance Rückstände οφειλόμενα atrasos rästit arriéré zaostaci arretrati 未払金 연체금 achterstand (rest)gjeld zaległości dívidas, pagamentos em atraso долги resterande skulder เงินค้างชำระ vadesi geçmiş borç tiền nợ còn khất lại 欠账

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