arrears

arrears

英 [ə'rɪəz]
　　美 [ə'rɪrz]

n. [會計] 拖欠；待完成的事；應付欠款

中文詞源：

arrears 逾期欠款

來自拉丁短語ad retro, 應用於經濟學指滯後，欠款。

例句：

1. Davies finished almost two seconds in arrears for third place.
戴維斯落後瞭差不多兩秒，獲得第三名。

2. Thousands of its customers are in arrears with loans and mortgage payments.
有數千客戶拖欠其貸款和抵押貸款還款。

3. They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years.
他們保證在隨後的5年內償付逾期債款。

4. These 50,000 arrears cases represent a tiny fraction of all home owners.
這5萬個欠款案例隻代表所有業主中的一小部分人。

5. Unemployment benefit is paid fortnightly in arrears.
失業救濟金延後兩個星期支付。