back payment
Delayed debt clearing
Back payment is money owed from an earlier period that wasn't paid when due.
It typically refers to wages, benefits, child support, or other regular obligations that accumulated over time: The company owes workers three months of back payment.
Courts may order back payment of alimony or child support.
In employment disputes, back payment covers the gap between wrongful termination and resolution.
Beyond payment deadline
- overduePast expected arrival
- delinquentFailing in duty
- unpaidNot yet compensated
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
in arrears · default · behind · owed · unsettled · accrued · accumulated · backlog
Resolved dispute or colony
- damagesCompensation for injury
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
redress · amends · recompense · recovery · recoupment · adjustment · satisfaction · make whole
Compensation applied to earlier periods
- arrearagesOverdue debts accumulated
- lump sumEntire amount at once
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- correctionFixing of mistakes
underpayment · shortfall · reconciliation · true-up · historical · wage theft · unpaid wages
Money owed another
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- dueOwed or expected
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- responsibilityState of being answerable
indebtedness · burden · charge · accountability · creditor · debtor · guarantor · lien
past due
Beyond payment deadline
- overduePast expected arrival
- delinquentFailing in duty
- unpaidNot yet compensated
outstanding · in arrears · default · behind · owed · unsettled · accrued · accumulated · backlog · deficit
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- damagesCompensation for injury
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
reparation · redress · amends · recompense · recovery · recoupment · adjustment · satisfaction · make whole · remedy
retroactive pay
Compensation applied to earlier periods
- arrearagesOverdue debts accumulated
- lump sumEntire amount at once
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
correction · underpayment · shortfall · reconciliation · true-up · historical · wage theft · unpaid wages
debt
Money owed another
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- dueOwed or expected
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
responsibility · indebtedness · burden · charge · accountability · creditor · debtor · guarantor · lien · encumbrance
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Payment made beforehand
prepayment · advance · upfront payment · down payment · deposit
back paymentrefund
Money returned after purchase
reimbursement · rebate · repayment · credit
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