Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "arrears for" is correct and can be used in written English.
This phrase is usually used to refer to an amount of money that is owed, usually from an overdue bill or payment. For example, you might say: "The company is already behind in its payments, and now they owe over $5,000 in arrears for the last three years combined."
Exact(47)
In 2015-16 HMRC identified £10.3m in arrears for 58,000 workers, compared with £3.3m in arrears for just over 26,000 workers in 2014-15.
Kane Palma-Newport added a fifth after Cristian Munteanu had reduced the arrears for Bucuresti.
As of October, member states were more than $4.1 billion in arrears for unpaid dues.
Instead, 28% have simply fallen into arrears for the first time.
As of Oct. 13, 2011, however, the peacekeeping budget was about $3.3 billion in arrears for 2010.
By Oct. 31, 2010, however, the peacekeeping budget was about $3.15 billion in arrears for the year.
Similar(11)
simply substituted the new arrears of $12,568 for the previously calculated arrears of $7,439.
substituted the new arrears of $12,568 for the previously calculated arrears of $7,439.
Both sides said the delay was unavoidable, because Greek officials have not finished collecting debt arrears data for September, a necessary step for unlocking the money.
The rent arrears story, for example, might play differently in the Guardian and the Sun (if it played in the Sun at all) and wouldn't be a prime example of dullness to everyone: a worried buy-to‑let landlord in Southwark could well find it more gripping even than nephew-eating in Sydney.
He quickly fell into rent arrears, relying for a time on the finite patience of his landlord.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com