arrear
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French arere, ariere, from Vulgar Latin *ad retro (“to the rear”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Adverb
arrear (comparative more arrear, superlative most arrear)
- (obsolete) Towards the rear, backwards. [14th-16th c.]
- 1591, Edmund Spenser, Virgil's Gnat, ll. 465-8:
- She, (Ladie) having well before approoved / The feends to be too cruell and severe, / Observ'd th' appointed way, as her behooved, / Ne ever did her ey-sight turne arere [...].
- 1591, Edmund Spenser, Virgil's Gnat, ll. 465-8:
- (obsolete) Behind time; overdue. [15th-19th c.]
- 1803, Edward Hyde East, Reports of cases Argued and determined in the Court of King's Bench, London 1814, vol. 3, p. 559:
- In case the annuity should be arrear for sixty days being lawfully demanded, then the trustee might enter upon the premises assigned [...].
- 1803, Edward Hyde East, Reports of cases Argued and determined in the Court of King's Bench, London 1814, vol. 3, p. 559:
Noun
arrear (plural arrears)
- Work to be done, obligation.
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- I have a large arrear of letters to write.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula
- My own work, with its manifold arrears, took me all day to clear off.
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- Unpaid debt.
- That which is in the rear or behind.
Translations
work to be done
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unpaid debt
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Portuguese
Etymology
Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *arredāre (“arrange, provide”), from Gothic.
Verb
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- (transitive) to harness (to place a harness on something)
Conjugation
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *arredāre (“arrange, provide”), from Gothic *𐍂𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*rēþs, “advice”)[1]. Cognate with English array. Less likely from arre + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
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Conjugation
Further reading
- “arrear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
References
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- Requests for date/J. D. Forbes
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