instalment

instalment
installment in*stall"ment, instalment in*stal"ment, n. 1. The act of installing; installation. [1913 Webster]

Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their installment, to do impartial justice by law. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. The seat in which one is placed. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The several chairs of order, look, you scour; . . . Each fair installment, coat, and several crest With loyal blazon, evermore be blest. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. A portion of a debt, or sum of money, which is divided into portions that are made payable at different times; that portion of a debt payed back in any one payment; as, the next installment is due January first. Payment by installment is payment by parts at different times, the amounts and times being often definitely stipulated. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster +PJC]

4. a part of a broadcast serial. [WordNet sense 1]

Syn: episode. [WordNet 1.5]

5. a part of a published serial. [WordNet sense 2] [WordNet 1.5]


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  • instalment — [in stôl′mənt] n. 1. INSTALLMENT1 2. INSTALLMENT2 * * * …   Universalium

  • instalment — (US also installment) ► NOUN 1) a sum of money due as one of several payments made over a period of time. 2) one of several parts of something published or broadcast at intervals. ORIGIN Old French estalement, from estaler to fix …   English terms dictionary

  • instalment — [in stôl′mənt] n. 1. INSTALLMENT1 2. INSTALLMENT2 …   English World dictionary

  • instalment — (esp. BrE) (AmE usually installment) noun 1 regular payment ADJECTIVE ▪ fixed ▪ repayment is by fixed monthly instalments ▪ equal ▪ a loan repaid in equal annual instalments …   Collocations dictionary

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  • instalment — UK [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt] / US [ɪnˈstɔlmənt] noun [countable] Word forms instalment : singular instalment plural instalments 1) one of several payments that an amount is divided into, so that you do not have to pay the whole amount at one time When is… …   English dictionary

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  • Instalment — An instalment or installment in American English usually refers to either: * An instalment in a television or radio series. See episode * An instalment is also a term used in the Commonwealth to refer to monetary payments when hiring an object.… …   Wikipedia

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