noun
- unpaid debts or overdue payments; amounts owed that should have been paid earlier
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The company struggled with significant arrearages on their loan payments.
- The landlord filed a lawsuit to collect rent arrearages from the tenant.
- After the divorce, he was responsible for child support arrearages totaling thousands of dollars.
- The utility company threatened to shut off service due to arrearages on the account.
- The court ordered payment of all arrearages before the case could be dismissed.
- She worked extra hours to pay off the arrearages on her credit cards.