Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in arrears

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: in- ar-rears
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

r

Example Sentences

"he fell behind with his mortgage payments"
"a month behind in the rent"
"a company that has been run behindhand for years"
"in arrears with their utility bills"

Synonyms

behind behindhand

Questions

What does in arrears mean?: in debt

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