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installments

noun

variants also instalments
plural of installment
as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization attended the installment of the new university president

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Recent Examples of installments The first two instalments of the trilogy, which were distributed by Studiocanal, drew more than two million admissions in Germany, with Woodwalkers 2 described by the partners as the most successful German family film of 2026 to date. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 Under the agreement, Drake Ventures will receive a $65,000 monthly retainer, payable in quarterly installments of $195,000, amounting to $780,000 a year. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Before his 2001-10 stay on 24, Charters shot 57 episodes of the NBC drama The Pretender during its 1997-2000 run and 19 installments of the second season of the WB-UPN sci-fi series Roswell in 2000-01. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Consumers are paying for daily necessities in four installments. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 Over the weekend, there were two barely believable instalments for the archives — one from Luis Vazquez and another from Calvin Stengs. — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 On April 4, 2025, Camden County prosecutors said, Diiorio met with the informant in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, handed over $500, and promised to pay nearly $12,000 in installments to him to complete the job. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Mandia was awarded 4,086 shares of common stock as part of his appointment, which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning November 15, 2027, the filing states. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Shifting Gears’ previous two installments aired nearly back-to-back. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installments
  1. inaugurations
  2. inaugurals
  3. installations
  4. investments
  5. initiations
Noun
  • Roosevelt took his first oath of office on March 4, 1933, but his subsequent inaugurations took place on January 20.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaugurations
Noun
  • Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Definition of inaugurals
Noun
  • Through paintings, prints, and installations, Endaya’s work examines the social struggles in her native Philippines, from gender and labor inequality to migration and globalization, to name a few.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Current findings are based on hands-on prototyping, designer feedback and use in objects including bags, lighting, jewelry, home décor, installations and retail-window displays.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of installations
Noun
  • In financial disclosure forms, Overton reported no investments in healthcare or food companies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Lee won his race after portraying Sosnick as a wealthy outsider with investments in fossil fuel companies such as Chevron and Valero.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of investments
Noun
  • Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.
    — James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of initiations

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“Installments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installments. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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