Meaning of Arrear | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Work to be done, obligation.
2. Unpaid debt.
3. That which is in the rear or behind.

Equivalents

Examples

“November 4, 1866, James David Forbes, letter to E. C. Batten I have a large arrear of letters to write.”

“My own work, with its manifold arrears, took me all day to clear off.”

“After World War II it took time to clear up the arrears of track maintenance on both lines and it was not until 1953 that the L.M.R. restored any two-hour schedules, the W.R. following suit a year later.”

“fall into arrears”

“I know the debt is in arrears / The dog has not been fed in years / It's even worse than it appears, but / It's alright”

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