back payments
Owed from before
Back payments are money owed from an earlier period that was not paid when due.
The term appears in contexts of wages, child support, rent, or benefits: He received three months of back payments after the payroll error was corrected.
Also called back pay when referring specifically to wages.
- owedHad a debt
- past dueBeyond payment deadline
- outstanding balanceSum still due
- duesRegular membership payments
- refundsPayments returned to buyers
money owed · arrears · retroactive · catch up · unpaid · restitution · reimbursement · remuneration · rebates · compensation · indebtedness · garnishment · settlement · court order · liability · overtime compensation · payroll error · debt
- Unpaid Billspast due, overdue, unpaid, late, outstanding
- support enforcementchild support, wage garnishment, income withholding, garnishment, arrears
- support lawchild support, alimony, spousal support, child maintenance, family support
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