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arrears

/əˈɹɪə(ɹ)z/

Meanings
noun
Work to be done, obligation.

Examples :

"My son has several weeks of schoolwork in arrears, which means he has assignments to complete from previous weeks. "
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obligation noun

/ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

"My obligation to my family means I need to visit them regularly. "

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

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previous noun

/ˈpɹiːvɪəs/ /ˈpɹivi.əs/

An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")

"It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous."

Illustration tuition

tuition noun

/ˈtjuːʃən/ /tjuːˈɪʃən/ /tuˈɪʃən/

A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).

"My son's tuition at the university is quite expensive this year. "

Illustration placing

placing verb

/ˈpleɪsɪŋ/

To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

"He placed the glass on the table."

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

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overdue adjective

/ˌəʊ.vəˈdju/ /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/

Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.

"his library books were three days overdue;  my car is overdue for an oil change;  she finally left on a long overdue vacation"

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complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

A completed survey.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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unpaid adjective

/ʌnˈpeɪd/

Not paid for.

"an unpaid bill"

Illustration schoolwork

schoolwork noun

/ˈskuːlˌwɜːk/ /ˈskulˌwɝk/

Work done for school, including both in class and homework.

"Maria couldn't go to the park because she had to finish her schoolwork. "

Illustration library

library noun

/ˈlaɪbɹi/ /ˈlaɪbɹəɹi/

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

"The local library has a wide selection of books for children and adults. "