Learner's definition of ARREARS
[plural]
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: money that is owed and that has not been paid when it should be应付欠款；逾期债款 2
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used to describe a situation in which someone has failed to make a regular payment at the required time到期未付；拖欠 -
He is two months in arrears [=behind] with his mortgage payments.他的抵押贷款已经逾期两个月没还了。
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The account is two months in arrears. [=overdue, delinquent]这个账户已欠款两个月。
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He has fallen into arrears on his mortgage payments.他没有按期偿还抵押贷款。
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used to describe a situation in which someone is paid money that was earned at an earlier time后付