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variants:
or less commonly instalment
Definition of installment
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals
2a : one of several parts (as of a publication) presented at intervals
b : one part of a serial story
installment
noun (2)in·stall·ment | \ in-ˈstȯl-mənt 
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\variants:
or less commonly instalment
Definition of installment (Entry 2 of 2)
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installment
nounin·stall·ment | \ in-ˈstȯl-mənt \
\Kids Definition of installment
(Entry 1 of 2)
installment
nounKids Definition of installment (Entry 2 of 2)
: one of several parts of something (as a book) presented over a period of time
installment
nounin·stall·ment
Legal Definition of installment
: one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals
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The first known use of installment was in 1589
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