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Meaning of "arrear" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARREAR

arrear  [əˈrɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARREAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arrear is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARREAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of arrear in the English dictionary

The definition of arrear in the dictionary is to be in arrear to be late in payment.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARREAR


amenorrhea
æˌmɛnəˈrɪə
amenorrhoea
æˌmɛnəˈrɪə
arear
əˈrɪə
arere
əˈrɪə
Caesarea
ˌsiːzəˈrɪə
career
kəˈrɪə
centaurea
ˌsɛntɔːˈrɪə
chorea
kɒˈrɪə
diarrhoea
ˌdaɪəˈrɪə
dysmenorrhea
ˌdɪsmɛnəˈrɪə
dysmenorrhoea
ˌdɪsmɛnəˈrɪə
hand-rear
ˌhændˈrɪə
hydroxyurea
haɪˌdrɒksɪjʊˈrɪə
Morea
mɔːˈrɪə
rhea
ˈrɪə
Santeria
ˌsæntəˈrɪə
seborrhea
ˌsebəˈrɪə
spiraea
spaɪˈrɪə
spirea
spaɪˈrɪə
trattoria
ˌtrætəˈrɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARREAR

arrayment
arrearage
arrears
arrect
arreede
arrest
arrest judgment
arrest of judgment
arrest warrant
arrestable
arrestant
arrestation
arrested development
arrestee
arrester
arresting
arresting officer
arrestingly
arrestive
arrestment

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARREAR

appear
bear
bring up the rear
clear
dear
drear
ear
fear
five-year
footwear
gear
hear
in the rear
linear
near
on a tear
rear
uprear
wear
year

Synonyms and antonyms of arrear in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «arrear» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARREAR

Find out the translation of arrear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arrear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arrear» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拖欠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arrear
570 millions of speakers

English

arrear
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बकाया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متأخرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недоимки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চাদ্বর্তিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arriéré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tunggakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nachträglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

滞納
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arrear
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền còn thiếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலுவைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थकबाकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bakiye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arretrato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaległość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недоїмки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

restanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθυστερήσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agterstallige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efterskott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etterskudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arrear

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARREAR»

The term «arrear» is normally little used and occupies the 118.965 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARREAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arrear

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARREAR»

Discover the use of arrear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arrear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Corporate Accounting
Mukherjee & Hanif, Amitabha Mukherjee Mohammed Hanif. Calls-in-Arrear Calls -in-arrear refer to that portion of the capital, which has been called up but not yet paid by the shareholders. When a shareholder(s) fails to pay the amount due on  ...
Mukherjee & Hanif, Amitabha Mukherjee Mohammed Hanif, 2005
2
Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of ...
Do you know whether there is any interest in arrear in respect to it ?-—I could not say from memory. 6184. Will you be surprised to know that there is over £70 in arrears ?-—No. 6185. Do you know the estate of M. J. Ward ?—Yes ; the name I ...
3
A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most ...
... payable from said defendant as such assignee as aforesaid to laid plaintiffs, and still are in arrear and unpaid ; whereby an action hath accrued to said plaintiffs to demand and have of and from said defendant said twelve pounds so in arrear ...
John Wentworth, 1797
4
Report: Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, ...
continued. size 5 they were two months in arrear; the Cotton Powder Company on the order _for size 20 were six months in arrear; Messrs. Kynoch on the order given in June, 1899, for size 50, were 3% months in arrear; and 00,000lbs. behind ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on War Office Contracts, 1900
5
The Acts of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island: ...
And be it enacted, That all informations which shall information"8 01 ma^ ^e mea m the said Supreme Court by Her Majesty's against lands Attorney or Solicitor General, against any lands so in arrear, in arrear. ghall be against the said lands,  ...
Prince Edward Island, 1862
6
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
This balance sheet does not show whether any of these repayments are in arrear ? — They are not in arrear ; as, if they were in arrear, after being one month in arrear there must be a meeting called to decide as to whether foreclosure shall ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1894
7
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES: TWELVE VOLUMES.
Was there any Arrear Five Years ago ? I am not aware what the Arrear was. I must say, that ever since I have been in my present Situation, it appears to me there always has been an Arrear. 12. Are you aware whether it has been an increasing ...
8
The British and Foreign Railway Review
April 8. Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester - - • - 6 0 0 (5 per cent." charged on all calls in arrear, and 4 per cent, allowed on all payments in anticipation of future calls.) Belfast and County Down - - - - -600 10. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and  ...
9
house of lords the essional papers 1801-1833
At Aberdeen, there is only one person in arrear. Aberdeen - At Nairn, the arrears of attorney certificates have not been made up, and the Sub- Nairn Distributor says, that he reported them again to the Solicitor in November last. At Elgin, the ...
10
The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge
Custom Officers — laving, 21 Si. is. od. f. serf duties — lo far from having any arrear, the. e was a credit of 735.1. Us. lod. Commissioners of appeals— saving, 3J1I. iis. Od. h. iSon-ccnforming minifters — none. fenfions, 371I. 16s. id. h. might be ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARREAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arrear is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Finance Ministry 'hooked' in the management Of over US$ 200M in …
... contract for the supply of fuel to the Ministry of Defense and the payment for domestic debt arrear without evidence of supporting documents. «Heritage, Jul 15»
2
Debt reduction by way of set-off
Step 1: Holdco would demand repayment of a portion of the capital of the Shareholder Loan as well as payment of arrear interest owed by the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
3
Roadways staff awaiting arrears accuse treasury dept of irregularities
District treasury officer Rashpal Singh said, "The arrear bills of roadways employees have exceeded the time limit so these cannot be cleared ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
4
Sk Jamal stunned
But two-time champions, Sheikh Jamal, were forced to play their third draw in the league after Guinean Laime Camara reduced the arrear on ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
5
The IMF says postponing due payments is not their policy
The report also notes that the other IMF members will not be affected by Greece's arrear status. Turkish Airlines · Discover The Grace Hotels. «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Central University functioning paralysed as Campus owner locks …
... of the rent arrear. It was unethical on the part of the university officials to vacate the premises without clearing the dues, said the house owner. «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Greece: Consequence of a non-payment to IMF – DB
IMF Managing Director Lagarde said she would inform the IMF Board “promptly” of the arrear. It is unclear whether this means immediately or ... «FXStreet, Jun 15»
8
Lessons From Greece For India
They will have to inform the Board that Greece is "in arrear", technically, sealing its fate as the only defaulting country from the First World. «Outlook, Jun 15»
9
Focus remains on Greece, Euroarea HICP expected to see a 0.2 …
Greece has already stated that it will miss the IMF payment today, which effectively closes its access to further IMF funding until the arrear is ... «FXStreet, Jun 15»
10
Now, pay power dues in instalments
Any consumer with regular connection, who opts for payment in installments, will have to deposit minimum one-third of the arrear amount and ... «Times of India, Jun 15»

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