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installment
1[ in-stawl-muhnt ]
/ ÉȘnËstÉl mÉnt /
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noun
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.
a single portion of something furnished or issued by parts at successive times: a magazine serial in six installments.
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Also especially British, in·stal·ment .
Origin of installment
1OTHER WORDS FROM installment
re·in·stall·ment; especially British, re·in·stal·ment, nounWords nearby installment
instal, install, installant, installation, installation art, installment, installment buying, installment loan, installment plan, instalment, Instamatic
Other definitions for installment (2 of 2)
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or in·stal·ment
[ in-stawl-muhnt ]
/ ÉȘnËstÉl mÉnt /
noun
the act of installing.
the fact of being installed; installation.
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