| Arrear 1. (n.) That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; as arrears of rent, wages, or taxes; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage. 2. (adv.) To or in the rear; behind; backwards. Thesaurus Entries arrear, arrears, back debts, back payments, bouncing check, break, debt, decline, defalcation, default, defect, defectiveness, deferred payments, deficiency, deficit, deficit financing, delinquency, discontinuity, dollar gap, due, failure, falling short, gap, hiatus, imperfection, inadequacy, indebtedness, inferiority, insufficiency, interval, lack, lacuna, liability, missing link, need, obligation, omission, outage, overdraft, short measure, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, slump, ullage, underage, want, wantage |