as in trusts
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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 plans
The problem is that those installment plans don't exist in isolation.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Consumers get approvals at checkout instead of waiting days—think Klarna at H&M or Apple’s installment plans for devices.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Season 1 of The Pitt wasn't afraid to show the harsh realities of what goes down in the chaotic world of ER medical professionals and its upcoming installment plans to do the same.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Consumers get approvals at checkout instead of waiting days—think Klarna at H&M or Apple’s installment plans for devices.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Season 1 of The Pitt wasn't afraid to show the harsh realities of what goes down in the chaotic world of ER medical professionals and its upcoming installment plans to do the same.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installment plans
Noun
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The $6 billion hedge fund firm, which trades credit relative value opportunities, has built up large stakes in several trusts, often with the aim of overhauling the boards in order to drive change and slash the large NAV discounts.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Raechel Badalamenti, an attorney representing the trusts, said her clients settled with the lender.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The social cost of carbon is considered a more accurate accounting of harm from climate change than other calculations used as the basis of carbon credits or carbon offsets to travelers, according to Scripps.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Fans can hear the theme song to the show just by looking at it, imagining the taxi cab in the opening credits pulling up to the grand front door.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Installment plans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment%20plans. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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