arrearage
[noun]
Synonyms: debt, arrear(s), due, indebtedness, liability, obligation

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arrearage noun. [ǝ'rɪǝrɪdʒ] ME.
[Old French arerage (mod. arrérage), from arere: see ARREAR adverb, -AGE.]
1. = ARREAR noun 5. Now usu. in pl. Now US. ME.

2. The state or condition of being in arrears in payment; indebtedness, debt. ME-L17.
in arrearages in arrears in payment.

3. gen. The state or condition of being behind; backwardness. L16.

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