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   arrears

   /əˈrɪəz/

   plural

   • 1. money that is owed and should have been paid earlier: "he was suing the lessee for the arrears of rent" Similar money owingoutstanding payment(s)debt(s)liabilitiesindebtednessduesbalancedeficit

   Word Origin Middle English (first used in the phrase in arrear): from arrear (adverb) ‘behind, overdue’, from Old French arere, from medieval Latin adretro, from ad- ‘towards’ + retro ‘backwards’.

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