Utility Billing Terms

noun the state of being behind or late, especially in the fulfillment of a duty or obligation

• The tenant fell into arrearage on their rent payments.
• He's in arrearage on his credit card bill.
• I totally forgot about that bill and now I'm in arrearage.
• The team's arrearage in the game was too great to overcome.

verb Billed is the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'bill', which means to present or send an invoice for payment.

• The customer will be billed for the services rendered.
• They're gonna bill us for the repairs.
• I hope they don't hit me with a big bill.
• The consequences of his actions were billed as catastrophic.

noun a sum of money that is returned to someone who has overpaid or been overcharged for something

verb to give back or repay (money)

• The customer requested a refund for the defective product.
• She asked for her money back because the item was broken.
• He wanted a refund because the thing was total garbage.
• She hoped to get a refund on the time she wasted on that project.

noun an additional charge or fee

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• The hotel imposes a surcharge for late check-out.
• I didn't realize there was a surcharge for extra toppings on the pizza.
• They hit me with a surcharge for parking in the wrong spot.
• The emotional surcharge of losing a loved one is immeasurable.