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in arrears
in arrears
1 F0 owing money that should have been paid already: » My account is badly in arrears.» They are in arrears on/with their mortgage payments.Thesaurus+: ↑Borrowing, lending and debt2 F0 If someone is paid in arrears, they are paid at the end of the period of time during which the money was earned: » I'm paid a week in arrears.Thesaurus+: ↑Earning money and money earned |