installment

Noun

Meaning

The seat in which one is placed.

A portion of a debt, or sum of money, which is divided into portions that are made payable at different times. Payment by installment is payment by parts at different times, the amounts and times being often definitely stipulated.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

episode installation series program issue article phase piece setting investment portion chapter credit segment fraction
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Antonyms

whole income revenue cash penalty proceeds
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Hypernyms

program beginning start broadcast programme payment

Hyponyms

cliffhanger fascicle fascicule

Phrases with the word

34th installment fifty-fifth installment installment payment arrangement installment payment method installment payment plan installment payment schedule

Examples

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan. Martin Luther King Jr.

An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing. Quentin Crisp

When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both political parties equally. Carroll Quigley

He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it. Seneca

Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment. Bobby Hull

The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment. Chris Hedges

Close letter words and terms

installer installfest installing installment account installment buying installment credit