arrearage

American  

[uh-reer-ij] / əˈrɪər ɪdʒ /

noun

1. the state or condition of being in arrears.

2. Often arrearages. arrears; amount or amounts overdue.

3. Archaic. a thing or part kept in reserve.

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Etymology

Origin of arrearage

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English arerage, from Old French; arrears, -age

Example Sentences

Even then, water companies must choose to participate in the arrearage programs; those who don’t exclude their customers from financial aid.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2022

Last month, the Chase Lloyd House Board of Trustees, which oversees the mansion, approved a $24,000 grant from its endowment to help pay off rent arrearage for women living in Annapolis public housing.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

To Senator Wheeler's remarks about the $79,000,000 debt of Alleghany Corp. and its dividend arrearage.

From Time Magazine Archive

By removing the arrearage barrier to fresh dividends, the directors hoped to divide future profits among all classes of stockholders.

From Time Magazine Archive

I do not understand your order as meaning to prohibit the payment of this arrearage, and shall therefore proceed to make it, unless prevented by your further order.

From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by Brown, George William