as in trust
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a way of paying for something by making a series of small payments over a long time
We used an installment plan to buy the furniture.
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Recent Examples of installment plan
The problem is that those installment plans don't exist in isolation.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Installment terms Your installment plan can range from as short as three months up to 12 months.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025
Posterity on the installment plan.
—Thomas Beller, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Select members were recruited as handlers for Daedone’s wealthy boyfriend, whose massive loans to the company were apparently repaid on an installment plan of blow jobs.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Installment terms Your installment plan can range from as short as three months up to 12 months.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025
Posterity on the installment plan.
—Thomas Beller, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Select members were recruited as handlers for Daedone’s wealthy boyfriend, whose massive loans to the company were apparently repaid on an installment plan of blow jobs.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for installment plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installment plan
Noun
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Meanwhile, an Oglivy New Gen Z study found that 92% of 18-25 year olds trust recommendations from influencers more than traditional advertisements or celebrity endorsements.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Depending on your situation, options such as debt settlement, debt consolidation or credit counseling could help make repayment more manageable and reduce the likelihood of aggressive collection actions in the future.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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OneMain provides personal installment loans to millions of Americans, many of whom have nonprime credit scores.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Installment plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment%20plan. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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