- 1. adv. To or in the rear; behind; backwards. Source: opted
- 2. n. That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. Source: opted
- 3. To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.] Spenser. That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. Locke. For much I dread due payment by the Greeks Of yesterday's arrear. Cowper. I have a large arrear of letters to write. J. D. Forbes. In arrear or In arrears, behind; backward; behindhand; in debt. Source: webster
- 4. To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.] Spenser. Source: adambom
- 5. adv. To or in the rear; behind; backwards. n. That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. Source: ecdict
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