arrears Pronunciation: /əˈrɪəz/Translate arrears | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of arrearsn. pl. Schulden (Pl.) be in arrears with sth. = mit etw. im Rückstand sein be paid in arrears = rückwirkend bezahlt werdenarrears in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of arrears in the British & World English dictionary Definition of arrears in the US English dictionary