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Webster 1913 Edition

Arrearage

Ar-rear′age

,
Noun.
[F.
arrérage
, fr.
arrière
, OF.
arere
. See
Arrear
.]
That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears.
The old
arrearages
. . . being defrayed.
Howell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Arrearage

ARRE'ARAGE

, n.
Arrears; any sum of money remaining unpaid, after previous payment of a part. A person may be in arrear for the whole amount of a debt; but arrears and arrearage imply that apart has been paid.

Definition 2024

arrearage

arrearage

English

Noun

arrearage ‎(plural arrearages)

  1. A condition of being in arrears.
  2. An item that is in arrears, as periodic payments on a debt or for taxes.
    • 2009 February 8, Teri Karush Rogers, “A Condo Toughens Its Stance and Tightens Its Belt”, in New York Times:
      “We’ve had maybe one or two arrearages on a regular basis since 2006 when I got on the board,” said Marc Held, a member until December.

Etymology

Old French arierage ‎(“detriment, legal prejudice”)

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