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arrears

/əˈrɪəz/noun

उच्चारण अरिअर्ज़

बकाया, बकाया राशि

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noun
  1. 1

    [plural]

    money that somebody owes and has not paid at the right time

    बकाया, बकाया राशि

    • The government employees received their salary arrears after the pay commission report.
    • rent arrears

    Synonyms debts dues liabilities outstanding payments

Idioms 2

be in arrears | get/fall into arrears

to be late in paying money that you owe

भुगतान में पीछे होना, बकाया हो जाना

  • They are three months in arrears with the rent.
  • Many farmers fell into arrears after the drought.

be paid in arrears

to be paid for work after you have done it

काम करने के बाद भुगतान मिलना

  • Salaries are paid monthly in arrears.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

debts dues liabilities outstanding payments

§Grammar and usage

Arrears is always plural and takes a plural verb, as in 'The arrears have been paid'.

Arrears हमेशा plural होता है और इसके साथ plural verb आती है, जैसे 'The arrears have been paid'।