Synonyms for arrears
ar·rears

Princeton's WordNet

1. arrearsnoun

   the state of being behind in payments

   "an account in arrears"

2. arrearsnoun

   an unpaid overdue debt

Matched Categories

1. • Debt
   • Indebtedness

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1. arrearsnoun

   Synonyms:
   arrearage, amounts due but unpaid

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1. List of paraphrases for "arrears":

   backlogs, backlog, delays, backward, arrearage, debts

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1. Greg Brown:

   If tenants are back to work and have cash flow again, that may set them up to pay rent in the future, but you still need the relief to pay the arrears, the people who feel this the most are the small owners. Their income is the rental properties they have. They are the folks who are taking the most pain and suffering from the brunt of this experience. That's why we need this assistance.

2. Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla:

   The arrears owed to foreign oil companies by Egypt reached around $3 billion at the end of December.

3. Human Rights Watch:

   This provision appears tailor-made to suppress organized gatherings to prevent evictions for mortgage default and rent arrears.

4. Oren Arnold:

   Don't expect too much of Christmas Day. You can't crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months.

5. West African:

   The key element of what we are doing is to address the revenue shortfalls, ensure the achievement of the objectives of the ongoing fiscal consolidation, and keep borrowing in line with approved levels. We have also cleared most of the arrears and we are removing subsidies.