When you were a contractor, you were paid in advance, but when working for a salary, you will be paid in arrear.
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Arrear
//əˈɹɪə//
Synonyms for "arrear" (16 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (8)
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Translations
46 translations across 21 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ապառք noun (unpaid debt)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 拖欠 noun (unpaid debt)
Czech
3 entries- nedoplatek noun (unpaid debt)
- prodlení noun (unpaid debt)
- rest noun (work to be done)
Danish
1 entries- (udestående, ubetalt) gæld noun (unpaid debt)
Dutch
2 entries- achterstallige betaling noun (unpaid debt)
- achterstand noun (work to be done)
Finnish
4 entries- erääntynyt velka noun (unpaid debt)
- rästi noun (work to be done)
- rästityö noun (work to be done)
- tekemätön työ noun (work to be done)
French
2 entries- arriéré noun (work to be done)
- arriéré noun (unpaid debt)
German
2 entries- Rückstand noun (unpaid debt)
- Zahlungsrückstand noun (unpaid debt)
Hungarian
4 entries- elmaradás noun (work to be done)
- elmaradás noun (unpaid debt)
- hátralék noun (unpaid debt)
- lemaradás noun (work to be done)
Irish
1 entries- riaráiste noun (unpaid debt)
Italian
1 entries- arretrato noun (work to be done)
Māori
1 entries- utu tārewa noun (unpaid debt)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- betalingsetterskudd noun (unpaid debt)
- ubetalt gjeld noun (unpaid debt)
- utestående noun (unpaid debt)
Polish
3 entries- tylna część noun (rear part)
- zaległości noun (work to be done)
- zaległości płatnicze noun (unpaid debt)
Portuguese
1 entries- atrasdos noun (unpaid debt)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਬਾਕੀ noun (unpaid debt)
Russian
3 entries- завал noun (work to be done)
- задолженность noun (unpaid debt)
- обязанность noun (work to be done)
Spanish
4 entries- atrasos noun (unpaid debt)
- deuda vencida noun (unpaid debt)
- mora noun (unpaid debt)
- pago atrasado noun (unpaid debt)
Swedish
3 entries- bakläxa noun (work to be done)
- beting noun (work to be done)
- efterskott noun (unpaid debt)
Tarifit
1 entries- amerwas noun (unpaid debt)
Turkish
2 entries- bakiye noun (unpaid debt)
- ödenmemiş borç noun (unpaid debt)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
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 [...].
Source: wiktionary
In case the annuity should be arrear for sixty days being lawfully demanded, then the trustee might enter upon the premises assigned [...].
Source: wiktionary
November 4, 1866, James David Forbes, letter to E. C. Batten I have a large arrear of letters to write.
Source: wiktionary
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