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
Similar skepticism emerged when Billboard revealed that more than half of Coachella attendees used installment plans to finance their tickets to the music festival.
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Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The installment plan offers several monthly payment options for customers to choose from.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Limit Use Of Buy-Now-Pay-Later Services BNPL services offer installment plans for online purchases, often with no interest if paid on time.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Forty-eight percent of consumers who made their latest impulse purchase with a credit card paid it off in full at the next statement, while 30 percent used installment plans.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The installment plan offers several monthly payment options for customers to choose from.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Limit Use Of Buy-Now-Pay-Later Services BNPL services offer installment plans for online purchases, often with no interest if paid on time.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Forty-eight percent of consumers who made their latest impulse purchase with a credit card paid it off in full at the next statement, while 30 percent used installment plans.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for installment plan
Noun
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To address this credibility question and establish trust, the impact of uncertainty must be accounted for.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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And even longer to develop the trust.—
Richard B. Williams,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Treasuries are seen as relatively risk-free assets because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the US government.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Napier, to his credit, didn’t point blame, despite Lagway becoming the first Florida quarterback since Shane Matthews in 1992 — 13 years before Lagway was born — to throw five interceptions.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Installment plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment%20plan. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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