in·stall·ment 1 also in·stal·ment ( n-stôl m nt)n. 1. One of a number of successive payments in settlement of a debt. 2. a. A portion of something, such as a publication, issued at intervals. b. A chapter or part of a literary work presented serially. [Alteration of obsolete estallment, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French estaler, to place, fix, from estal, place, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.] |
| in·stall·ment 2 also in·stal·ment (n-stôlmnt) n. See installation. |
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| Noun | 1. | installment - a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
| 2. | installment - a part of a broadcast serial cliffhanger - an episode that ends in suspense | |
| 3. | installment - a part of a published serial text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" | |
| 4. |  installment - the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
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