Dictionary Entry
arrear
arrear is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as adverb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To or in the rear; behind; backwards. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1adverb
To or in the rear; behind; backwards.
- 2noun
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.
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