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instalment

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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.

[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.

instalment1 US, installment [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt]
n
1. (Business / Commerce) one of the portions, usually equal, into which a debt is divided for payment at specified intervals over a fixed period
2. a portion of something that is issued, broadcast, or published in parts, such as a serial in a magazine
[from obsolete estallment, probably from Old French estaler to fix, hence to agree rate of payment, from estal something fixed, place, from Old High German stal stall1]

instalment2 US, installment [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt]
n
another word for installation [1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.instalment - a part of a broadcast serial
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
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.instalmentinstalment - 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"

instalment
noun
1. payment, repayment, part payment The first instalment is payable on application.
2. part, section, chapter, episode, portion, division The next instalment deals with the social impact of the war
Translations
instalment installment (US) [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt]
A. N
1. (Comm) (= part payment) → plazo m, cuota f (LAm)
to pay in instalmentspagar a plazos
monthly instalmentplazo m mensual, cuota f mensual(LAm)
2. [of serial, in magazine] → fascículo m; (on radio, TV) → episodio m
B. CPD installment plan N (US) → plan m de financiación
to buy sth/pay for sth on an instalment plancomprar/pagar algo a plazos

instalment [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt] installment (US) n
(= payment) → versement m, traite f
to pay in instalments → payer en plusieurs versements
to pay in monthly instalments → payer en plusieurs versements mensuels
an instalment on sth [+ goods, mortgage] → une traite sur qch
[story, TV serial] → épisode m, livraison f

instalment, (US) installment
n
(of story, serial)Fortsetzung f; (Rad, TV) → (Sende)folge f
(Fin, Comm) → Rate f; monthly instalmentMonatsrate f; to pay in or by instalmentsin Raten or ratenweise bezahlen

instalment installment (Am) [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt] n
a. (Comm) (part payment) → rata, pagamento rateale
to pay in instalments → pagare a rate
b. (of serial, story) → puntata, episodio; (of publication) → dispensa

instalment installment (Am) [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt] n
a. (Comm) (part payment) → rata, pagamento rateale
to pay in instalments → pagare a rate
b. (of serial, story) → puntata, episodio; (of publication) → dispensa

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That is hardly my customary fee; I'll take home this first instalment, then return and bring an action for salvage against the skin.
My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
Another year's instalment of flowers, leaves, nightingales, thrushes, finches, and such ephemeral creatures, took up their positions where only a year ago others had stood in their place when these were nothing more than germs and inorganic particles.
 
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