arrears
noun/əˈɹɪə(ɹ)z/
1
The state of having outstanding debt or liabilities.
- annuities in arrears
- Mr Hay had been irregular with his rent at the best, and when he disappeared he was a week in arrears.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC: