in arrears
Owing past payments
In arrears means behind in payment or obligation—owing money that should have been paid earlier.
Rent paid in arrears is paid after the period it covers, rather than in advance: We pay our employees in arrears, on the fifteenth of the following month.
Someone who falls into arrears has accumulated unpaid debts: The landlord began eviction proceedings after the tenant fell three months in arrears.
Preset standard option
- collectionGathered set of items
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- late feePenalty for overdue payment
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
garnishment · lien · foreclosure · repossession · eviction · bad credit · credit score · dunning
Past expected arrival
- past dueBeyond payment deadline
- unpaidNot yet compensated
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
- delinquentFailing in duty
owing · behind · defaulted · unsettled · owed · payable · balance due · back payment
Legal or financial obligation
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- indebtednessState of owing money
- creditorOne owed money
- debtorOne who owes
balance · principal · accrued · accumulated · backlog · shortfall · deficit · receivable
default
Preset standard option
- collectionGathered set of items
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- late feePenalty for overdue payment
interest · garnishment · lien · foreclosure · repossession · eviction · bad credit · credit score · dunning · judgment
overdue
Past expected arrival
- past dueBeyond payment deadline
- unpaidNot yet compensated
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
delinquent · owing · behind · defaulted · unsettled · owed · payable · balance due · back payment · late payment
liability
Legal or financial obligation
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- indebtednessState of owing money
- creditorOne owed money
debtor · balance · principal · accrued · accumulated · backlog · shortfall · deficit · receivable · settlement
in arrearsprepaid
Settled in advance
paid up · current · up to date · in advance · ahead of schedule
in arrearscurrent
Directed flow of charge
in good standing · paid up · solvent · up to date · settled