Meaning Of The Word In arrears

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in arrears
phrase: If someone is in arrears in a sports match or race, they are not winning, because they have a lower score or slower time than other competitors.
phrase: If someone is in arrears with their payments, or has got into arrears, they have not paid the regular amounts of money that they should have paid.
phrase: If sums of money such as wages or taxes are paid in arrears, they are paid at the end of the period of time to which they relate, for example after a job has been done and the wages have been earned.

in arrears in American English
behind in paying a debt, doing one's work, etc.

in arrears in British English
late in paying a debt or meeting an obligation

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