arrears

noun/əˈrɪrz/

Frequency rank: #12,351 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

money that is owed and overdue for payment.

Illustration for the English word “arrears”

Example sentence

The tenant had fallen three months behind on rent and was now deep in arrears.

Synonyms & related words

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