| 单词 | in arrears |
| 释义 | in arrears (once / 14683 pages) adv When you're in arrears, you owe someone money, and you've missed a payment deadline. If you don't make your car payment for a few months, you're in arrears. In arrears is a legal term for being behind on a debt — either you haven't paid it back when you promised to, or you've missed a monthly payment or two. A landlord can legally evict a tenant who's in arrears with their rent payment, and a bank can charge fees and hurt your credit if your loan payment is in arrears. In arrears comes from the Middle English arrear, "behind or overdue," from a Latin root. WORD FAMILYin arrears USAGE EXAMPLESBy this past summer, they were more than $11,000 in arrears. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) The average monthly payment was cut $140 for those in arrears — in addition to a $15 penalty fee each month, GAO auditors said. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) “We can take him, but there is an issue with rent in arrears. Can somebody help with that?” Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) adv in debt in arrears with their utility bills Syn behind, behindhand |
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