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installment

in·stall·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-stawl-muh nt]
    • /ɪnˈstɔl mənt/
    • /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-stawl-muh nt]
    • /ɪnˈstɔl mənt/

Definitions of installment word

  • noun installment the act of installing. 1
  • noun installment the fact of being installed; installation. 1
  • noun installment A sum of money due as one of several equal payments for something, spread over an agreed period of time. 1
  • noun installment payment: division 1
  • noun installment story: episode, part 1
  • countable noun installment If you pay for something in installments, you pay small sums of money at regular intervals over a period of time, rather than paying the whole amount at once. 0

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Origin of installment

First appearance:

before 1725
One of the 49% newest English words
1725-35; in-2 + obsolete (e)stallment, equivalent to estall to arrange payment on an installment plan (perhaps < Anglo-French) + -ment

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Parts of speech for Installment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

installment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

installment usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for installment

noun installment

  • chapter — A chapter is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each chapter has a number, and sometimes a title.
  • portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
  • payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
  • repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
  • earnest — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.

Antonyms for installment

noun installment

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.

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