arrear
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arrear
- /əˈɹɪə/ UK
- /əˈɹɪɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English arere, from Old French arere, from Vulgar Latin *ad retro (literally “to the rear”).
adverb more arrear · most arrear
- Towards the rear, backwards. She, (Ladie) having well before approoved / The feends to be too cruell and severe, / Observ'd th' appointed way, as her behooved, / Ne ever did her ey-sight turne arere [...].
- Behind time; overdue. In case the annuity should be arrear for sixty days being lawfully demanded, then the trustee might enter upon the premises assigned [...].
noun arrears
- Work to be done, obligation. November 4, 1866, James David Forbes, letter to E. C. Batten I have a large arrear of letters to write.
- Unpaid debt. fall into arrears
- That which is in the rear or behind.
Translations
Every language
noun work to be done
| Français | arriéré |
|---|---|
| Italiano | arretrato |
| Русский | обязанность objazannostʹ, завал zaval |
noun unpaid debt
| Español | deuda vencida, atrasos, pago atrasado, mora |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 滞納 tainō |
| Português | atrasdos |
| Français | arriéré |
| Deutsch | Rückstand, Zahlungsrückstand |
| Русский | задолженность zadolžennostʹ |
noun rear part
| Español | atras; detras |
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title = {arrear},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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