English Explanatory Dictionary

arrearage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being in arrears.
  2. An item that is in arrears, as periodic payments on a debt or for taxes.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-arrearage.wav

Word forms

arrearage arrearages

Etymology

From Middle English arrerage, from Old French arierage (“detriment, legal prejudice”).

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