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ar·rear 
[uh-reer] Pronunciation Key
[uh-reer] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Usually, arrears. the state of being behind or late, esp. in the fulfillment of a duty, promise, obligation, or the like. |
| 2. | Often, arrears. something overdue in payment; a debt that remains unpaid. |
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| ar·rears
(ə-rîrz') Pronunciation Key
pl.n.
[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
arrears
c.1315 (implied in arrearage), from O.Fr. ariere "behind, backward," from V.L. *ad retro, from L. ad "to" + retro "behind." Meaning "balance due" dates from 1432; phrase in arrears first recorded 1620, but in arrearages is from 1393.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| arrears | |
noun | |
| 1. | the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears" |
| 2. | an unpaid overdue debt |
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