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arrear

/uh-reerz/US // əˈrɪərz //UK // (əˈrɪəz) //

欠款,拖欠,拖欠款项,欠费

Related Words

liability负债,责任,债务,义务obligation义务,责任,职责,任务deficit亏损,亏欠,亏空,赤字deficiency不足之处,缺陷,缺点,不足debit借贷,借记,扣款,借记卡claim声称,宣称,主张,要求

Definitions

n.名词(复数) plural noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being behind or late, especially in the fulfillment of a duty, promise, obligation, or the like: Many homeowners have fallen into arrears.
    • : Sometimes arrear . something overdue in payment; a debt that remains unpaid: Those countries that have paid their arrears may be granted additional loans.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
deficit亏损,亏欠,亏空,赤字liability负债,责任,债务,义务obligation义务,责任,职责,任务claim声称,宣称,主张,要求debit借贷,借记,扣款,借记卡deficiency不足之处,缺陷,缺点,不足back payment背部付款,背面支付,背部支付,背面付款balance due应付余额,应付余款,应缴余额,应付的余额unpaid bill未付帐单,未付账款,未支付的账单,未付账单

Examples

  • That event was not likely to happen; for, since the grant had been made, a new arrear of tithes had accrued.

  • The pay of the soldiers got more and more hopelessly into arrear.

  • Latterly things had come to such a pass that even the reduced stipends offered to the members fell into arrear.

  • The chancellor came forward to shew that the sovereign's pecuniary affairs were very much in arrear.

  • Besides, the whole country is heavily in arrear already for land-taxes and quit-rents.

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