installment

¹

[ in-stawl-muhnt ]

noun

1. Finance. any of several parts into which a debt or other sum payable is divided for payment at successive fixed times; the scheduled periodic payment made on an installment loan:

   to pay for furniture in monthly installments.

2. a single portion of something furnished or issued by parts at successive times:

   a magazine serial in six installments.

installment

²

or in·stal·ment

[ in-stawl-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of installing. install.
2. the fact of being installed; install; installation.

Other Words From

• re·in·stall·ment especially British, re·in·stal·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of installment¹

First recorded in 1770–75; in- ² + obsolete (e)stallment, equivalent to estall “to arrange payment on an installment plan” (perhaps from Anglo-French ) + -ment

Origin of installment²

First recorded in 1580–90; install + -ment

Example Sentences

A long interval between film installments doesn’t always matter to audiences.

From Los Angeles Times

Marvel has yet to announce a third “Black Panther” film, let alone Coogler’s involvement in another installment of the popular franchise.

From Los Angeles Times

This is for older homeowners who want to leverage the value of their home without having to sell it—the mortgage company takes a lien and pays out the borrower in regular installments.

From Salon

This is for older homeowners who want to leverage the value of their home without having to sell it — the mortgage company takes a lien and pays out the borrower in regular installments.

From Salon

For Ryan Murphy, entertainment is a series of baroque monstrosities, human and otherwise, as seen in ‘Grotesquerie’ and his latest installment of ‘Monsters.’

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chapter
• episode
• payment
• portion
• repayment