installment

in·stall·ment ¹ also in·stal·ment  (n-stôlmnt)

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.

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[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.]

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in·stall·ment ² also in·stal·ment  (n-stôlmnt)

n.

See installation.

Thesaurus

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 instalment, episode broadcast, program, programme - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" serial, series - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" cliffhanger - an episode that ends in suspense
	3.	installment - a part of a published serial instalment 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" fascicle, fascicule - an installment of a printed work serial publication, serial, series - a periodical that appears at scheduled times
	4.	installment - the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" installation, installing, instalment commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"