installment — in·stall·ment n: one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals installment adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. installment … Law dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
installment — UK US /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ noun [C or U] US ► COMMERCE INSTALMENT(Cf. ↑instalment) … Financial and business terms
installment — act of installing, 1580s, from INSTALL (Cf. install) + MENT (Cf. ment). Meaning arrangement of payment by fixed portions at fixed times is from 1732, alteration of Anglo Norm. estaler fix payments, from O.Fr. estal fixed position, from O.H.G.… … Etymology dictionary
installment — [n] part, section chapter, division, earnest, episode, partial payment, payment, portion, repayment, token; concepts 344,835 Ant. whole … New thesaurus
installment — installment1 [in stôl′mənt] n. [altered (infl. by INSTALL) < estallment < estall, to arrange payments for < OFr estaler, to stop, fix < estal, a halt, place < OHG stal: see STALL1] 1. any of the parts of a debt or other sum of… … English World dictionary
installment — I. noun also instalment Date: 1589 installation 1 II. noun also instalment Etymology: alteration of earlier estallment payment by installment, from estall to arrange payments by installment, from Anglo French estaler, from estal station, stall,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
installment — noun /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ a) The act of installing; installation. Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their installment, to do impartial justice by law. Milton. b) A portion of a debt, or sum of money, which is divided into portions that are… … Wiktionary
installment — in|stall|ment [ ın stɔlmənt ] noun count 1. ) one of several payments that an amount of money is divided into, so that you do not have to pay the whole amount at one time: When is the next installment due? in installments: We paid for the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
installment — Synonyms and related words: accedence, accession, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, adjunct, amortization, amortizement, anchorage, article, binder, book, cash, cash payment, chapter, clause, clearance, colonization, column, coming out,… … Moby Thesaurus
