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   Arrear , adv. [OE. arere, OF. arere, ariere, F. arrière, fr. L. ad + retro backward. See Rear.] To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.]
   Spenser.
   
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   Arrear, 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.
   Locke.
   
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   For much I dread due payment by the Greeks
   Of yesterday's arrear.
   Cowper.
   
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   I have a large arrear of letters to write.
   J. D. Forbes.
   
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   In arrear or In arrears, behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.
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