Antonyms for arrearsar·rears

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1. • Debt
   • Indebtedness

Princeton's WordNet

1. arrearsnoun

   the state of being behind in payments

   "an account in arrears"

2. arrearsnoun

   an unpaid overdue debt

How to use arrears in a sentence?

1. West African:

   The key element of what we are doing is to address the revenue shortfalls, ensure the achievement of the objectives of the ongoing fiscal consolidation, and keep borrowing in line with approved levels. We have also cleared most of the arrears and we are removing subsidies.

2. Human Rights Watch:

   This provision appears tailor-made to suppress organized gatherings to prevent evictions for mortgage default and rent arrears.

3. Louise Sunderland:

   Since 2019 a lot has changed, but more than 12 million households [ in Earth Europe ] were [ already ] in arrears with their utility bills.

4. Mark Steward:

   By not sufficiently understanding their customers' circumstances the banks risked treating unfairly more than a quarter of a million customers in mortgage arrears, over several years.

5. Oren Arnold:

   Don't expect too much of Christmas Day. You can't crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months.

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