What does arrears mean?
Arrears means plural of arrear.
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/əˈɹɪə(ɹ)z/ · noun
plural of arrear.
Mr Hay had been irregular with his rent at the best, and when he disappeared he was a week in arrears.
Use arrears when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Arrears means plural of arrear.
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Mr Hay had been irregular with his rent at the best, and when he disappeared he was a week in arrears.
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