arrear
arrear is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.] Spenser.
- 2.That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. Locke. For much I dread due payment by the Greeks Of yesterday's arrear. Cowper. I have a large arrear of letters to write. J. D. Forbes. In arrear or In arrears, behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- account
- and
- answer
- answerable
- application
- apply
- bad
- bail
- bank
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- become
- behind
- behindhand
- bill
- bogus
- borrow
- borrower
- both
- break
- button
- capital
- caret
- charge
- chargeable
- check
- cheque
- complete
- constable
- contract
- credit
- crude
- debit
- debitor
- debt
- debtor
- deep
- deeply
- defalcation
- default
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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