arrear

Meaning

Noun

1. Work to be done, obligation.
2. Unpaid debt.
3. That which is in the rear or behind.

Adv

1. (obsolete) Towards the rear, backwards.
2. (obsolete) Behind time; overdue.

Synonyms

arrears

commitment

duty

incumbency

obligation

Translations

atrasos

arriéré

واجب

Aufgabe

καθυστερούμενη πληρωμή

devoir

tâche

responsabilité

travail

obligació

dette de reconnaissance

arretrato

responsabilità

dēbitum

مسؤولية

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈɹɪə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: arere

In summary

From Middle English arere, from Old French arere, from Vulgar Latin *ad retro (literally “to the rear”).