Arrears
Definition
A financial payment or debt that has exceeded its legal maturity date and remained unpaid for a prolonged period, representing an accumulated outstanding obligation; as an adjective, the term describes a delayed payment obligation or, in an obsolete psycho-pedagogical sense, a person showing a delay in mental or intellectual development.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Arrears
- Overdue payment
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun and variable adjective with regular structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Neologism borrowed from French 'arriéré', tracking financial or developmental delays. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ri.e.ˈrat] |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Compania de stat a acumulat un arierat uriaș către bugetul de pensii din cauza lipsei de lichidități.
EN: The state company accumulated a huge arrear toward the pension budget due to the lack of liquidity.
RO: Orice arierat comercial nerezolvat la timp poate atrage penalități de întârziere zilnice conform contractului.
EN: Any commercial arrear not resolved on time can attract daily delay penalties according to the contract.
RO: În vechile tratate medicale, acest termen descria un comportament arierat din punct de vedere cognitiv.
EN: In old medical treatises, this term described a cognitively delayed behavior.
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Idioms & Phrases
Arierat bugetar / Budgetary arrear
RO: Datorie restantă a instituțiilor publice care depășește numărul stabilit de zile de la scadența legală a facturilor.
EN: An outstanding debt of public institutions exceeding the established number of days from the bills' legal maturity.
Cont de arierat / Arrears account
RO: Poziție contabilă specială unde sunt înregistrate și monitorizate sumele restante care nu au fost achitate la timp.
EN: A special accounting entry where outstanding amounts that have not been paid on time are recorded and monitored.
Comportament arierat / Delayed development (obsolete)
RO: Manifestare psihică sau motorie ce indică o stagnare structurală în evoluția naturală a unui individ.
EN: A psychological or motor manifestation indicating a structural stagnation in the natural evolution of an individual.
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