| 单词 | arrears |
| 释义 | arrears (once / 3040 pages) n If you are in arrears, you are behind in the payment of a debt. Think: rears=behind. Arrears also refers to the unpaid, overdue debt itself. Your rent arrears are the money you own on rent. Arrears is a term often used in a legal context––like, when you've had to hire a lawyer because you're being sued by your landlord, or being evicted because you're in arrears on your rent. Before it comes to eviction, though, you should try negotiating with your landlord first. They would probably be more interested in collecting arrears, even late, than in evicting you and starting with a new tenant from scratch. WORD FAMILYarrears 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) Children’s Aid also used $457 in Neediest Cases funds toward two months in rent arrears. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n the state of being behind in payments an account in arrears Hyper financial obligation, indebtedness, liability an obligation to pay money to another party 2n an unpaid overdue debt Hyper debt money or goods or services owed by one person to another |
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