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)
variants:
or less commonly instalment
Definition of installment (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of installment was in 1589
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