arrears
UK [ə'rɪəz] US [-'rɪrz] plural noun
■money that is owed and should already have been paid 应付的欠款；逾期的债款•rent arrears逾期未付的租金
UK [ə'rɪəz] US [-'rɪrz] plural noun
in arrears
■owing money that should have been paid in the past 拖欠•My account is badly in arrears.我帐户上的欠款太多了。 •They are in arrears on/with their mortgage payments.他们的按揭贷款逾期未还。 ■If someone is paid in arrears, they are paid at the end of the period of time during which the money was earned 后付（工作一段时间后支付薪水）•I'm paid a week in arrears.我每个周末领薪水。 |