arrears
Example Sentences
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It also has the power to recover arrears if parents fall behind with payments.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
However, as the arrears accrue no interest, the home owner effectively got a $96,000 interest-free loan for the lifetime of the mortgage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The $430,000 home in Woburn now has more than $500,000 outstanding on the mortgage, including the arrears.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The United States has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organization, the WHO chief said Wednesday, with Washington's intention to leave conditional on paying up.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
My own work, with its manifold arrears, took me all day to clear off; it was dark when I was able to inquire about my zoöphagous patient.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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