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1installment
noun in·stall·ment \in-ˈstȯl-mənt\
Definition of INSTALLMENT
: installation 1
Variants of INSTALLMENT
in·stall·ment also in·stal·ment \in-ˈstȯl-mənt\
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First Known Use of INSTALLMENT
1589
Rhymes with INSTALLMENT
2installment
noun
Definition of INSTALLMENT
1
: one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals
2
a : one of several parts (as of a publication) presented at intervals b : one part of a serial story
— installment adjective
Variants of INSTALLMENT
installment also instalment
Origin of INSTALLMENT
alteration of earlier estallment payment by installment, from estall to arrange payments by installment, from Anglo-French estaler, from estal station, stall, division of a stage, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stal place, stall
First Known Use: 1776
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INSTALMENT Defined for Kids
1installment
noun in·stall·ment \in-ˈstȯl-mənt\
Definition of INSTALLMENT for Kids
: installation 1
2installment
noun
Definition of INSTALLMENT for Kids
: one of several parts of something (as a book) presented over a period of time
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