instalment
1US installment
/ (ɪnˈstɔːlmənt) /
one of the portions, usually equal, into which a debt is divided for payment at specified intervals over a fixed period
a portion of something that is issued, broadcast, or published in parts, such as a serial in a magazine
Origin of instalment
1Words Nearby instalment
British Dictionary definitions for instalment (2 of 2)
US installment
/ (ɪnˈstɔːlmənt) /
another word for installation (def. 1)
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How to use instalment in a sentence
The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanBarnes was buying it on the instalment system, and I quite won his heart by complimenting him on it.
Uncanny Tales | VariousThe essay was published later at Brussels with Agostino Ruffini's translation,—the only instalment of the projected series.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingNext year, 1628, the transaction was fully confirmed, with the best legal counsel available; and the first instalment was paid.
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale PlumbCould not Meg have bought one on the instalment system for herself?
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | Various
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