installment

1 of 2

noun (1)

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

installment

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or less commonly instalment

: installation sense 1

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• inaugural
• inauguration

Examples of installment in a Sentence

Noun (1)

attended the installment of the new university president

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Dozens of comics from Chicago and beyond will perform at a series of showcases across the city, culminating in an installment of Roast Battle Chicago at the Den Theatre on Aug. 10. —Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025

Wrangler unveiled the fourth installment of its successful collaboration with ACM, CMA, and Grammy Award-winning country music star Lainey Wilson. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Aug. 2025

The writer and director of this summer's event film and the co-head of DC Studios is planning to write and direct the next installment in the Super-Family, David Zaslav, head of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, said on the call. —EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025

On the big screen, Groff reprised his Frozen character, Kristoff, in Disney's Frozen II (2019) and played Smith in the fourth installment in the Matrix franchise, The Matrix Resurrections (2021). —Katie Labovitz, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

alteration of earlier estallment payment by installment, from estall to arrange payments by installment, from Anglo-French estaler, from estal station, stall, division of a stage, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stal place, stall

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1589, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing installment

• installment plan

Rhymes for installment

• instalment

Kids Definition

installment

1 of 2 noun

in·​stall·​ment

variants also instalment

in-ˈstȯl-mənt 

: installation sense 1

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

Legal Definition

installment

noun

in·​stall·​ment

: one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals

installment adjective