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arrearage

arrearage noun: the condition of being in arrears.

Noun

arrearage (countable and uncountable, plural arrearages)

  1. The condition of being in arrears.
  2. An item that is in arrears, as periodic payments on a debt or for taxes.
    • “We’ve had maybe one or two arrearages on a regular basis since 2006 when I got on the board,” said Marc Held, a member until December.2009 February 8, Teri Karush Rogers, “A Condo Toughens Its Stance and Tightens Its Belt”, in New York Times

arrearage meaning in Bengali and Malayalam

arrearage in Bengali

বকেয়া থাকা অবস্থা, বকেয়া থাকা কোনো বিষয়, কর

arrearage in Malayalam

arrearage
കുടിശ്ശിക kuṭiśśika

Forms of arrearage

pluralarrearages

Origin of arrearage

From Middle English arrerage, from Old French arierage (“detriment, legal prejudice”).

Questions about arrearage

What does arrearage mean?
Arrearage means the condition of being in arrears.
What is arrearage in Bengali?
Arrearage in Bengali is বকেয়া থাকা অবস্থা, বকেয়া থাকা কোনো বিষয়, কর. See Arrearage meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is arrearage?
Arrearage is a noun.
What is the plural of arrearage?
The plural of arrearage is arrearages.

Words near arrearage in the dictionary

  1. arreading
  2. arreads
  3. Arreaga
  4. Arreagas
  5. arrear
  6. arrearage
  7. arrearages
  8. arrears
  9. arreca
  10. arrecas
  11. arrect

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arrearage (page history and authors); arrearage (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കുടിശ്ശിക (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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