installment
/ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/
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installment noun: one of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
Noun (1)
installment (plural installments)
- One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
- Not to give rise to suspicion, I drank when they were looking, and when able to do it unperceived, I quietly deposited the contents, by installments, under the table.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 20
- Granted, this was but the first installment in the long process of “hatching” and mastering a dragon egg, but it was a good start.2009, Richard Leviton, Santa Fe Light: Touring the Visionary Geography of Santa Fe, New Mexico, →ISBN
- Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.
- A part of a published or broadcast serial.
- With The Two Towers, the new installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, about to storm the box office, we are seeing what might be called the enchanting of America.2010, Michael A. Cramer, Medieval Fantasy as Performance, →ISBN, page ix
- It is a serial story which we are all reading, and which grows in vital interest with each successive installment.2012, Charles W. Chesnutt, The Marrow of Tradition, →ISBN
Noun (2)
installment (plural installments)
- The act of installing; installation.
- Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their installment, to do impartial justice by law.1649, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates: […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], published 1649 (2nd printing), →OCLC
- In the twenty-two years Faellon had been Chief Servant, he had officiated at many royal ceremonies, including the burial of Joakal's father and mother, and Joakal's own installment as King nine years ago.2000, Rebecca Neason, Guises of the Mind, →ISBN, page 183
- The seat in which one is placed.
- Each faire Instalment, Coate, and seu’rall Crest,
With loyall Blazon, euermore be blest.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Each faire Instalment, Coate, and seu’rall Crest,
installment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
installment in Hindi
- installment, partial payment
- क़िस्त qist
installment in Tamil
- finance: portion of debt
- தவணை tavaṇai
installment in Marathi
- finance: portion of debt
- हप्ता haptā, हफता haphtā
installment in Urdu
- finance: portion of debt
- قِسْط qist̤
- media: part of a serial
- قِسْط qist̤
More languagesFewer languages
- installment in Bengali
- কিস্তি
- installment in Telugu
- వాయిదా vāyidā, విడత viḍata
- installment in Kannada
- ಕಂತಿನ
- installment in Punjabi
- ਕਿਸ਼ਤ
- installment in Gujarati
- હપતા, હપ્તું
- installment in Nepali
- किश्त, किस्त, किस्ती
- installment in Tagalog
- hulog
- installment in Arabic
- قِسْط qisṭ
- installment in Indonesian
- cicilan
Examples of installment in a sentence
- An example of a novation is where an original debt which was payable in two instalments is novated to become payable in five installments.
- These shows are mostly forgettably zany, sketchlike comedies, but tonight’s installment does offer one that’s terrific.
- Now we live in one of the new towns in a twenty-eight-pyeong apartment we bought on installment.
Synonyms of installment
Forms of installment
| plural | installments |
|---|---|
| alternative Commonwealth | instalment |
Origin of installment
A 1732 alteration of estallment, from Anglo-Norman estaler (“fix payments”), from Old French estal (“fixed position”), from Old High German stal (“stall", "standing place”) The sense of "part of a whole produced in advance of the rest" is from 1823.
From install + -ment, install from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin installare, from Medieval Latin in- and Medieval Latin stallum, stall from a Germanic source (compare Old High German stal).
Words formed from installment
Phrases with installment
Questions about installment
- What does installment mean?
- Installment means one of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
- What is installment in Hindi?
- Installment in Hindi is क़िस्त (qist). See Installment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is installment?
- Installment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce installment?
- Installment is pronounced /ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of installment?
- The plural of installment is installments.
Words near installment in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: installment (page history and authors); क़िस्त (Hindi) (page history and authors); installment (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); installment (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); installment (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); installment (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); installment (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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