Skip to main content
EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

arrears

/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

noundebt
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

  • There are some men295 who with an annual revenue of two millions are yearly still five hundred thousand livres in arrears.

  • However I have had the arrears of rent paid into Fleet street: which leaves a very moderate balance of interest against me.

  • Three thousand cows, worth as many marks, were offered in discharge of all arrears.

  • The Kavanaghs were tolerably quiet, ‘and though much in arrears of rent, yet pay it they will and shall.’

  • At the time of the grant it was intended that the advances should be repaid as soon as the tenants should pay up their arrears.

Level 2Browse all words →