单词 | arrears |
释义 | arrears arrears /; AmE / noun [pl.]
money that sb/sth owes that they should have paid earlier: rent/tax arrears The airline has now paid its arrears in landing fees. The country has accumulated debt arrears of $715 million.
IDIOMS
be in arrears (with sth); fall/get into arrears (with sth) to be late in paying money that you owe: Wages are already more than two months in arrears. The tenant fell into arrears with the rent.
in arrears after the time that work is done, items supplied, etc: Passengers pay in advance, but the holiday company pays its suppliers in arrears. Payments are made quarterly in arrears. The group report their results three years in arrears. OPP IN ADVANCE |
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