Arrear \Ar*rear"\, adv. [OE. arere, OF. arere, ariere, F. arri[`e]re, fr. L. ad + retro backward. See Rear.] To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Arrear \Ar*rear"\, n. That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. --Locke. For much I dread due payment by the Greeks Of yesterday's arrear. --Cowper. I have a large arrear of letters to write. --J. D. Forbes. In arrear or In arrears, behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.

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• Arrears: In other contexts, payment at the end of a period is referred to by the singular arrear, to distinguish from past due payments. ...

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