installment
1 Americannoun
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Finance. 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.
to pay for furniture in monthly installments.
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a single portion of something furnished or issued by parts at successive times.
a magazine serial in six installments.
Other Word Forms
- reinstallment noun
Etymology
Origin of installment1
First recorded in 1770–75; in- 2 + obsolete (e)stallment, equivalent to estall “to arrange payment on an installment plan” (perhaps from Anglo-French ) + -ment
Origin of installment2
Example Sentences
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Here’s hoping that we get another installment of this brilliant series three years from now.
From Los Angeles Times
—U.S. futures were down as investors await a bumper installment of jobs data as well as retail sales data for October.
From there, Gunn’s curated playlist, featuring bands like Hardcore Superstar, Cruel Intentions and Ida Maria, musically narrates each installment’s operatic heroics and slapstick violence, or adds poignancy to Chris’ bouts of crushingly low self-esteem.
From Salon
In fairness, the “American Masters” installment is a tribute, not a term paper — and it’s a splendid homage at that.
From Salon
At approximately 30 minutes per episode, “Happiness” is an unusual offering for a public-television Sunday night, though two installments will be shown each week, preceding a double dose of “All Creatures Great and Small.”
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