arrears

be in arrears

To be overdue, as of an account, often because one has not made a payment as scheduled. Their account is in arrears, so I doubt we'll see money from them any time soon.
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get in arrears

To be overdue, as of an account, often because one has not made a payment as scheduled. Their account has gotten in arrears, so I doubt we'll see money from them any time soon.
See also: arrears, get

in arrears

Behind or overdue, often because one has not made a payment as scheduled. Their account is in arrears, so I doubt we'll see money from them any time soon.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*in arrears

[of debts; of an account] overdue. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Jane's student-loan payments are in arrears. The accounts of the bankrupt company were in arrears.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in arrears

Late or behind, especially in payment of money. For example, He's been in arrears on his rent so often that he may be evicted. [First half of 1600s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • be in arrears
  • get in arrears
  • pay (for something) through (something)
  • pay through
  • credit (someone or something) with (something)
  • credit with
  • account to (one)
  • on no account
  • charge (something) (up) to (something)
  • charge up to
References in periodicals archive
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State sugar firms owe workers Sh2.8 billion salary arrears
While making a call for an increase in the special grant to shorten the clearing of 2016 and 2017 arrears, JAC held that even accumulated arrears of 2018 and 2019 was not captured in the current arrangement.
Increase Grants To Offset Our Salary Arrears, Oyo Tertiary Institutions' Staff Urge Makinde
Senator Kasoom Parveen said it is difficult for the PTCL, PTET to provide all arrears in one time so they should be given specific time period to complete the task.
Senate body for early release of pension to PTCL employees
'While PTET claims its funds would deplete completely if it clears all arrears, we believe that there is enough money to clear outstanding dues of pensioners,' PPP Senator Rukhsana Zuberi, the chairperson of the sub-committee, observed.
Telecom Workers' Trust told to clear pensioners' dues
It was previously revealed that claimants are six times more likely to get into rent arrears.
Universal Credit row sparks rent debts crisis
The court ordered the government to pay the arrears to the judges concerned within a period of three years.
SC orders to pay judges' pension arrears within three years
One such person who fell into arrears was a Limerick mother of two referred to as Joan.
650 housing support payments ended
Borrowers have been insulated in recent years because interest rates have been so low, and even those falling into arrears have seen these arrears rise quite slowly compared with the position nine or 10 years ago.
Borrowers beware of falling into home arrears; The big issue
There are currently 1,332 people in council homes which are receiving Universal Credit and 1,094 of them, 82%, are in arrears - compared with just 22% of tenants who are still on the old Housing Benefit payments.
'Universal Credit is impacting rent debt'
At the end of October, the council's total rent arrears was PS2,695,400 - an increase of PS617,500 since the start of the year.
Tenants on Universal Credit owe almost PS1m
The figure covers arrears held by tenants prior to their move to universal credit and arrears directly linked to the new benefit system.
Universal credit arrears hit PS1m
Arrears were in line with corresponding 2014 and 2015 vintages of other transactions in the Dinkum, with the exception of 30+ day arrears for Series 2014-2 WST Trust.
Fitch Ratings affirms four tranches of Series 2014-2 WST Trust
Housing benefit cuts forced thousands of Paisley's council tenants into rent arrears for the first time.
It was a struggle to pay their way
Odeon and UCI Cinema Group Ltd, Manchester M1, failed to pay PS4,438.92 to 237 workers, with average arrears of PS18.73 per worker.
Firms named and shamed for underpaying workers