as in trust
US
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
Installment terms Your installment plan can range from as short as three months up to 12 months.
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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
Fifty-five percent of phone shoppers in the United States — including those who purchase flip phones and basic mobile phones — buy their device through an installment plan, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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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
Fifty-five percent of phone shoppers in the United States — including those who purchase flip phones and basic mobile phones — buy their device through an installment plan, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for installment plan
Noun
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Your steady follow-through earns trust while keeping timelines realistic for everyone involved.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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While ties between the Gulf and Iran were never warm, the scale of Tehran’s strikes is likely to sever what little trust had been built.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The interest group’s website makes clear that credit for the contribution goes to both the donor and AIPAC itself, thereby strengthening its ties with key officials by soliciting donations for them.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Headline-grabbing cases of apparent fraud at companies like Carriox (which allegedly misled its private-credit lenders) and auto lender Tricolor (where banks got hoodwinked) show there’s plenty of blame to go around.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Installment plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment%20plan. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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