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
Taxpayers often have opportunities to negotiate repayment arrangements or installment plans to avoid immediate refund loss.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The end of the world is usually dramatized as convulsive and feverish, but population loss is an apocalypse on an installment plan.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Consumers can access Affirm’s biweekly and monthly installment plans and have the money automatically deducted from their checking account.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Once this was discovered, Holmes and Price worked out an installment plan to pay the six-figure debt over the course of the year.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The end of the world is usually dramatized as convulsive and feverish, but population loss is an apocalypse on an installment plan.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Consumers can access Affirm’s biweekly and monthly installment plans and have the money automatically deducted from their checking account.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Once this was discovered, Holmes and Price worked out an installment plan to pay the six-figure debt over the course of the year.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for installment plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installment plan
Noun
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If trust was lost by the elimination of foreign aid, imagine the hit to our reputation as the world sees our government turn its back on its own citizens’ health.—
Jennifer Boulanger,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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The trust would also provide opportunities to have stockpiles and source metals from recycled sources.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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His other recent credits include a guest-starring role on NBC’s This Is Us.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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And the refreshed card will also offer members credits for Apple TV+ and Apple Music, effectively including them as a benefit of the card.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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“Installment plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment%20plan. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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