instalment (redirected from installments)

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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instalment or US installment

Noun

1. one of the portions into which a debt is divided for payment at regular intervals

2. a portion of something that is issued, broadcast, or published in parts [probably from Old French estal something fixed]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	instalment - a part of a broadcast serial installment, 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
	2.	instalment - a part of a published serial installment 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
	3.	instalment - the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" installation, installing, installment commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

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instalment

noun 1. payment, repayment, part payment

noun 2. part, section, chapter, episode, portion, division

Translations

instalment (US), installment [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt] n → plazo; [of story] → entrega; [of TV serial etc] → capítulo;

in instalments [pay, receive] → a plazos;

to pay in instalments → pagar a plazos or por abonos

instalment (US), installment [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt] n (= payment) → acompte m, versement partiel; [of TV serial etc]; épisode m;

in instalments (pay) → à tempérament;

(receive) → en plusieurs fois

instalment (US) installment [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt] n → Rate f;

(of story) → Fortsetzung f;

(of TV serial etc) → (Sende)folge f;

in instalments → in Raten

instalment (US), installment [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt] n → rata; [of TV serial etc] → puntata;

to pay in instalments → pagare a rate