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arrearage

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From Middle English arrerage, from Old French arierage (“detriment, legal prejudice”).

noun arrearages

  1. countable, uncountable The condition of being in arrears.
  2. countable, uncountable An item that is in arrears, as periodic payments on a debt or for taxes. “We’ve had maybe one or two arrearages on a regular basis since 2006 when I got on the board,” said Marc Held, a member until December.

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"arrearage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arrearage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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arrearage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arrearage

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"arrearage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arrearage.

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@misc{arrearage_2026,
  title = {arrearage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arrearage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}