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installments

installments is the plural of installment.

Meaning of installment

Noun (1)

installment (plural installments)

  1. (US) 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
  2. (US) 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.
  3. (US) 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
    Synonyms:
    episode, part

Noun (2)

installment (plural installments)

  1. (US) 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
  2. (US, obsolete) 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]...

Questions about installments

What is installments the plural of?
Installments is the plural of installment.

Words near installments in the dictionary

  1. installment
  2. installment loan
  3. installment loans
  4. installment plan
  5. installment plans
  6. installments
  7. installs
  8. instalment
  9. instalments
  10. instalock
  11. instalocked

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