in·stall·ment
in-ˈstȯl-mənt 
variants
or less commonly instalment
1
: one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals
2
a
: one of several parts (as of a publication) presented at intervals
b
: one part of a serial story
installment
adjective
Synonyms
Examples of installment in a Sentence
Noun (1)
attended the installment of the new university president
Recent Examples on the Web
Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Director Wes Ball’s next installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot saga is set about 300 years after War for the Planet of the Apes.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 May 2024
Moreover, nearly a third of BNPL customers who had paid an installment within a month of completing the survey had borrowed the money from another lender—compounding debt with yet more debt.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Premiering in June, Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood follows previous installments that focused on Kim Kardashian’s divorce from Ye — formerly Kanye West — in 2021, and Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard in 2022.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 May 2024
On Tuesday, Warner Bros. Discovery released Red vs. Blue: Restoration, the final installment in the long-running saga that was once at the forefront of a whole new form of entertainment: web videos created from in-game footage.
—Chris Baker, WIRED, 7 May 2024
In this installment of the franchise, Jones is a single mother of two, grappling with the death of her husband Mark Darcy and deciding whether to reenter the dating world.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
The City of Light even snagged its own coveted annual installment of Art Basel: Paris+, which now runs every October in the Grand Palais.
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 4 May 2024
The first installment, Spider-Man: Homecoming, begins production in June 2016 and is released in July 2017.
—Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Noun
When news of the film first made headlines earlier this year, there were also reports that Boyle and Garland hope to launch a new trilogy with this installment.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Director Wes Ball’s next installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot saga is set about 300 years after War for the Planet of the Apes.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 May 2024
Moreover, nearly a third of BNPL customers who had paid an installment within a month of completing the survey had borrowed the money from another lender—compounding debt with yet more debt.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Premiering in June, Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood follows previous installments that focused on Kim Kardashian’s divorce from Ye — formerly Kanye West — in 2021, and Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard in 2022.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 May 2024
On Tuesday, Warner Bros. Discovery released Red vs. Blue: Restoration, the final installment in the long-running saga that was once at the forefront of a whole new form of entertainment: web videos created from in-game footage.
—Chris Baker, WIRED, 7 May 2024
In this installment of the franchise, Jones is a single mother of two, grappling with the death of her husband Mark Darcy and deciding whether to reenter the dating world.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
The City of Light even snagged its own coveted annual installment of Art Basel: Paris+, which now runs every October in the Grand Palais.
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 4 May 2024
The first installment, Spider-Man: Homecoming, begins production in June 2016 and is released in July 2017.
—Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 3 May 2024
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“Installment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/installment. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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installment
1 of 2 noun
in·stall·ment
variants
also instalment
installment
2 of 2 noun
variants
also instalment
1
: one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payments are made over a period of time
2
: one of several parts (as of a publication) presented over a period of time
installment
adjective
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