arrears

CEFRC2

/əˈɹɪə(ɹ)z/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Money that is owed because payments were not made on time.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The state of having outstanding debt or liabilities.

Examples

  • A few days would have been excusable, but you are in arrears for 10 days.

  • We don't want to get into arrears.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • annuities in arrears

  • Mr Hay had been irregular with his rent at the best, and when he disappeared he was a week in arrears.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Because he had not paid his rent in three months, the tenant was in serious blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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