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installment

1 American  
[in-stawl-muhnt] / ɪnˈstɔl mənt /
especially British, instalment

noun

  1. 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.

  2. a single portion of something furnished or issued by parts at successive times.

    a magazine serial in six installments.
installment 2 American  
[in-stawl-muhnt] / ɪnˈstɔl mənt /
Or instalment

noun

  1. the act of installing. install.

  2. the fact of being installed; install; installation.

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

First recorded in 1580–90; install + -ment

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