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ARREARS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unpaid overdue debt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("arrears" is a kind of...):
debt (money or goods or services owed by one person to another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being behind in payments
Example:
an account in arrears
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("arrears" is a kind of...):
financial obligation; indebtedness; liability (an obligation to pay money to another party)
