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arrears

ar·rears [ ə rrz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
unpaid debts: unpaid debts, especially debts accumulating as a result of the debtor's failure to make regular payments

[15th century. < obsolete arrear "to the rear, overdue," via Old French< medieval Latin adretro< Latin ad "to" + retro "backward, behind"]

in or into arrears behind in making regular payments of money owed

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