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US installment

/ (ɪnˈstɔːlmənt) /
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noun
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
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Word Origin for instalment

C18: from obsolete estallment, probably from Old French estaler to fix, hence to agree rate of payment, from estal something fixed, place, from Old High German stal stall 1

Words nearby instalment

installation art, installment, installment buying, installment loan, installment plan, instalment, Instamatic, instance, instancy, instant, instantaneous

British Dictionary definitions for instalment (2 of 2)

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US installment

/ (ɪnˈstɔːlmənt) /
noun
another word for installation (def. 1)
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