arrears
The state of having outstanding debt or liabilitiesThe state of having outstanding debt or liabilities.
/əˈɹɪə(ɹ)z/
» We don't want to get into arrears.
Wir wollen nicht in Zahlungsrückstand geraten.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The state of having outstanding debt or liabilities.
annuities in arrears
More definitions
- an unpaid overdue debt
- the state of being behind in payments
Examples
3 sentencesWe don't want to get into arrears.
deWir wollen nicht in Zahlungsrückstand geraten.
A few days would have been excusable, but you are in arrears for 10 days.
He's in arrears.
deEr ist mit der Bezahlung im Rückstand.
Translations
2 languagesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable