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   In·stall·ment

   /inˈstôlm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sum of money due as one of several equal payments for something, spread over an agreed period of time: "the first installment of a grant for housing" Similar part paymentpartial paymentinstallment planinstallment-payment plandeferred paymenthire purchaseHPinstallment buyinginformal:the never-never
   • 2. any of several parts of something which are published, broadcast, or made public in sequence at intervals: "filming the final installment in his Vietnam trilogy" Similar partportionsectionsegmentdivisionbitchapterepisodevolumeissue
   • 3. the process of installing something; installation: "installment will begin early next year"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (denoting the arrangement of payment by installments): alteration of obsolete estalment (probably by association with installation), from Anglo-Norman French estalement, from Old French estaler ‘to fix’.

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   INSTALLMENT meaning: 1. US spelling of instalment 2. one of several parts into which a story, plan, or amount of money…. Learn more.

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   INSTALMENT definition: 1. one of several parts into which a story, plan, or amount of money owed has been divided, so that…. Learn more.

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   An installment is a part or section of something, like the monthly installment you pay on your credit card debt or the latest installment of your favorite TV show.

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   Define installment. installment synonyms, installment pronunciation, installment translation, English dictionary definition of installment. also in·stal·ment n. 1. One of a number of successive payments in settlement of a debt. 2. a. A portion of something, such as a publication, issued at...

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   Instalment definition: one of the portions, usually equal, into which a debt is divided for payment at specified intervals over a fixed period. See examples of INSTALMENT used in a sentence.

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   Installment definition: any of several parts into which a debt or other sum payable is divided for payment at successive fixed times; the scheduled periodic payment made on an installment loan. See examples of INSTALLMENT used in a sentence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishinstallment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   1 one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until something has been paid for We paid for the car by/in installments. The final installment on the loan is due next week. The loan can be repaid in 24 monthly installments. They were unable to keep up (= continue to pay regularly) the installments. Thesaurus payment. premium