Meaning

5 senses
  1. (US)One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.

  2. (US)Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.

    Rate

    взносvznos

    розстро́чкаrozstróčka

    a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals

  3. (US)A part of a published or broadcast serial.

    Folge

    частьčastʹ, вы́пускvýpusk

    a part of a published serial

  4. (US)The act of installing; installation.

    the act of installing something (as equipment)

  5. (US, obsolete)The seat in which one is placed.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. I want to pay in installments.

    ruЯ хочу заплатить в рассрочку.

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  2. Can I pay that in installments?

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  3. Can I pay by installment payment?

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  4. Will we take it in installments?

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  5. I paid for the video in five installments.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
finance: portion of debt:
Русский
By meaning 2
finance: portion of debt:
media: part of a serial:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
finance: portion of debt:
media: part of a serial:

Origin

A 1732 alteration of estallment, from Anglo-Norman estaler (“fix payments”), from Old Fren

A 1732 alteration of estallment, from Anglo-Norman estaler (“fix payments”), from Old French estal (“fixed position”), from Old High German stal (“stall", "standing place”)

From install + -ment, install from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin installare, from Medieval Latin in- and Medieval Latin stallum, stall from a Germanic source (compare Old High German stal).

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Forms

plural: installments

Synonyms

7 synonyms
part of a broadcast or published serial:episodeA2partA2
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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