Arrearage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state of being behind in the fulfillment of obligations or of being overdue in payment.
  • n. A payment owed.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A condition of being in arrears.
  • n. An item that is in arrears, as periodic payments on a debt or for taxes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or condition of being behindhand or in arrears.
  • n. Arrears; amount or amounts outstanding or overdue; any sum of money remaining unpaid after previous payment of a part.
    • Word Usage
    "In other words, if you file Chapter 13 because you are three payments delinquent, your missed payments (the mortgage "arrearage") will be paid in your plan."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arrears   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    oblig    Saudi    handbook    demote    prehend   
     
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