noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ debt , mortgage , rent , tax
VERB + ARREARS
▪ fall into , get into , owe
▪
They fell into ~ with their rent.
▪
The government has agreed to pay all ~ owed to members of the armed forces.
▪ accumulate
▪
The country had accumulated ~ of $80 million on loans of $400 million.
▪ pay , pay off
▪
She was struggling to pay off her mortgage ~.
▪ recover
▪
The authorities must try to recover ~ of rent.
ARREARS + VERB
▪ amount to sth , total sth
▪
By this time the ~ amounted to £12 000.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
She was six months in ~ with the mortgage.
▪
You will be paid monthly in ~.
▪ ~ on
▪
There have been sharp increases in ~ on interest payments.
Arrears is used after these nouns: ↑ maintenance , ↑ rent , ↑ tax