arrear

Example Sentences

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"My arrear just stems from a time when I was court-ordered to pay child support and back child support on an NBA salary," he said in an interview with NBC News.

From Salon • May 30, 2024

Every feeling was offended; and the forbearance of her outward submission left a heavy arrear due of secret severity in her reflections on the unmanageable goodwill of Mr. Weston’s temper.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Finally, never allow your index to fall into arrear, and write the figures in your circumscribed spaces in red ink.

From Literary Byways by Andrews, William

The crews of the packets were paid only once in six months, and, as a check upon their conduct, six months' pay was always kept in arrear.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert

He found accounts in arrear, and statistics incomplete; he left them punctual and full.

From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson