"arrearage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arrearages [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English arrerage, from Old French arierage (“detriment, legal prejudice”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|arrerage}} Middle English arrerage, {{der|en|fro|arierage||detriment, legal prejudice}} Old French arierage (“detriment, legal prejudice”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} arrearage (countable and uncountable, plural arrearages)
  1. The condition of being in arrears. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-arrearage-en-noun-XwBHDShu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. An item that is in arrears, as periodic payments on a debt or for taxes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-arrearage-en-noun-MDemXSVA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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