INSTALLMENT PLANS Synonyms: 5 Similar Words

installment plans

noun

plural of installment plan

as in trusts

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 plans Both companies assist with services like Offers in Compromise, installment plans, and audit representation for those owing at least $10,000. — Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Across Tehran, billboards now advertise installment plans to pay for basic goods. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 Thirty-seven percent of lower-income Americans report using installment plans either frequently or occasionally, according to new Gallup polling. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 18 May 2026 The company introduced installment plans, letting customers pay for sewing machines over time. — Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The problem is that those installment plans don't exist in isolation. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 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

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This closely follows guidance issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union to Italy’s Regional Administrative Court of Lazio concerning the same questions surrounding trusts, beneficial interests, and effective authority over assets.

— Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Tierras Indígenas and a few other grassroots groups in San Diego are embracing an alternative model of affordable housing by creating community land trusts, where land is owned by a nonprofit.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026

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Additional credits include Hulu’s Crush, Peacock’s Poker Face, Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time, and a recurring role on ABC’s The Goldbergs.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 July 2026
When an individual customer wants to return a pair of shoes, retailers typically get invoice credits, Moore told me—that is, the brand counts the cost of the return against Moore’s orders.

— Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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