transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈrir ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English arrere behind, backward, from Anglo-French arere, from Vulgar Latin * ad retro backward, from Latin ad to + retro backward, behind — more at at , retro-
Date: 1620
1. : the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations — usually used in plural
in arrear s with the rent
2.
a. : an unfinished duty — usually used in plural
arrear s of work that have piled up
b. : an unpaid and overdue debt — usually used in plural
paying off the arrear s of the past several months