ARREARAGE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

arrearage

noun

ə-ˈrir-ij

Definition of arrearage

as in debt

something (as money) which is owed the new buyer must pay the arrearage on the home before moving in

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Recent Examples of arrearage Another major factor is the the arrearage forgiveness programs mandated by the General Assembly and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024 The bills propose a residential affordability fund, which is estimated to collect $90 million within the first 18 months for bill discounts, administrative costs and arrearage payments, according to a bill analysis from the Senate Fiscal Agency. — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024 Even then, water companies must choose to participate in the arrearage programs; those who don’t exclude their customers from financial aid. — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022 The GoFundMe was created with an initial goal of $20,000, to pay off the nearly $14,000 arrearage and put the extra funds toward some minor home repairs. — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2022 Last month, the Chase Lloyd House Board of Trustees, which oversees the mansion, approved a $24,000 grant from its endowment to help pay off rent arrearage for women living in Annapolis public housing. — Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2021 Money will come from a state water and wastewater arrearage payment program, administered by the California Water Resources Control Board, that will offer $985 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay for the debt. — Tammy Murga Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2021 Of the 5,800 cases resolved with payment by UniteCT, the average arrearage was just over four months’ rent, indications that most applicants continued to pay some rent during the moratorium. — Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, 2 Aug. 2021

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Noun

Power & Light, in fact, never has generated the revenue to meet debt obligations.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
An explosion in borrowing costs would signal that France is at the mercy of the bond market, which has started pricing in growing odds of a debt default.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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Given that the United States keeps getting mired in errant conflicts, Congress urgently needs to reassert its constitutional obligation to approve acts of war and oversee retrenchment.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Council members discussed how to balance the nonprofit’s need for a long-term agreement to attract donors with the city’s need to ensure the building remains in use and the organization fulfills its obligations.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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