arrear

arrear has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• adv.. To or in the rear; behind; backwards.
• n.. 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.