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 of installment

Noun (1)

• inauguration
• inaugural

Examples of installment in a Sentence

Noun (1)

attended the installment of the new university president

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

With the season coming to an end, many fans are begging for the next installment. —Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025

This is a wild episode, one of those South Park installments that throws everything at the wall to see what sticks. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025

For its 33rd installment, Christmas Jam also invited Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, MJ Lenderman & the Wind, Maggie Rose, and Edwin McCain, among others. —Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025

The Pennywise of 1962 is also living as the Pennywise of the movies (1989 and 2016) and the Pennywise of future installments of the show (1935 and 1908). —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 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