Installment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of installment is one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut installment noun(1) SaveWord in·​stall·​ment |\in-ˈstȯl-mənt \ variants: orlesscommonlyinstalment Definitionofinstallment (Entry1of2) 1 :oneofthepartsintowhichadebtisdividedwhenpaymentismadeatintervals 2a :oneofseveralparts(asofapublication)presentedatintervals b :onepartofaserialstory installment noun(2) variants: orlesscommonlyinstalment Definitionofinstallment (Entry2of2) :installationsense1 OtherWordsfrominstallment Noun(1) installment adjective FirstKnownUseofinstallment Noun(1) 1776,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Noun(2) 1589,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforinstallment Noun(1) alterationofearlierestallmentpaymentbyinstallment,fromestalltoarrangepaymentsbyinstallment,fromAnglo-Frenchestaler,fromestalstation,stall,divisionofastage,ofGermanicorigin;akintoOldHighGermanstalplace,stall LearnMoreAboutinstallment Shareinstallment PosttheDefinitionofinstallmenttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofinstallmentonTwitter TimeTravelerforinstallment Thefirstknownuseofinstallmentwas in1589 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearinstallment installingofficer installment installmentmortgage SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforinstallment Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Installment.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/installment.Accessed4Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforinstallment installment noun in·​stall·​ment |\in-ˈstȯl-mənt \ KidsDefinitionofinstallment (Entry1of2) :installationsense1 installment noun KidsDefinitionofinstallment (Entry2of2) :oneofseveralpartsofsomething(asabook)presentedoveraperiodoftime installment noun in·​stall·​ment Legal Definitionofinstallment :oneofthepartsintowhichadebtisdividedwhenpaymentismadeatintervals OtherWordsfrominstallment installment adjective MorefromMerriam-Websteroninstallment Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforinstallment Nglish:TranslationofinstallmentforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofinstallmentforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY interloper SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? accommodate acommadate accomodate acommodate Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases Is'corps'singularorplural? BlameFrench Funner,Stupider,andOtherWordsThatAreinFactReal Don'targuewiththedictionary Isit'Forty'?Or'Fourty'? Thisisusage AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames ConfusingWordsStrikesAgain Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz NameThoseHerbsandSpices Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz NameThatThing Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-question... Takethequiz