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Definition of arrear
1 : the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations —usually used in plural They were in arrears with the rent. [=they had failed to pay the rent when it was due]
2a : an unfinished duty —usually used in plural arrears of work that have piled upb : an unpaid and overdue debt —usually used in plural paying off the arrears of the past several months
Recent Examples of arrear from the Web
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Many who are in arrears are businesses that have closed, although that doesn’t relieve them of their tax bill.
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Evictions spike as property management companies instigate zero-tolerance policies against rent arrears.
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After evening the score in the bottom of the first, when Dansby Swanson’s sac fly to left pushed Tyler Flowers across shortly after his lead-off double, the Braves quickly found themselves in arrears again.
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None of the NATO allies are in arrears on these contributions.
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Of the U.N. health agency’s 194 member states, 185 were eligible to cast ballots; nine others were either in arrears on their dues or not represented at the gathering.
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Pérez, as a receiver, was expected to collect payments in arrears, correct dangerous code violations, carry out repairs and settle more than $5 million in fines imposed by the county.
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The arrears landed M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore’s annual tax sale, in which bidders vie to pay a property owner’s municipal debt, in return for the right to collect up to 18% interest, plus the principal from the owner.
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Federal flood insurance promotes coastal living in high-risk areas, and the program is more than $20 billion in arrears following Hurricane Katrina and Sandy.
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arrear
playLegal Definition of arrear
1a : the condition of being behind in one's duties or especially financial obligations —usually used in plural in arrears with the rent b : the condition of being due at the end of a term rather than the beginning —usually used in plural mortgage payments are made in arrears
2 : an unpaid and overdue debt —usually used in plural paying off the arrears of the previous owners
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