installment

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪˈnstɔlmənt/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    One of a series of regular payments made toward the total cost of a purchase or debt over a period of time.; One part of a story, series, or publication that is released in successive parts.; The act of installing or being installed into a position or office; installation.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: installments

Collocations

pay in installmentsmonthly installmentinstallment planfirst installmentfinal installmentinstallment loan

Derivatives

installinstallationinstallerinstalment

Synonyms

paymentportionpartsegmentsection

Antonyms

lump sum

Commonly confused

instalment
EN: 'Instalment' is the British English spelling; 'installment' is the American English spelling. Both are correct.
installation
EN: 'Installation' refers to the act of installing or a system that has been installed; 'installment' refers to a partial payment or a part of a serialized work.

Spelling tips

EN: American English uses 'installment' (double 'l'), while British English uses 'instalment' (single 'l'). Do not confuse with 'installation'.

💬 Examples

  1. She paid for the car in monthly installments over five years.

  2. The latest installment of the novel series was released last month.

  3. The installment of the new president was marked by a grand ceremony.