in·stall·ment
in-ˈstȯl-mənt 
variants
or less commonly instalment
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
Examples of installment in a Sentence
Noun (1)
attended the installment of the new university president
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Here, unfaithful lovers from the second installment discover with fury that their son and daughter have found perfect love together.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The judge agreed to a payment schedule in which Sunlight was directed to pay $25,000 of that through installments, giving Richter & Cegan $5,000 from the proceeds each time a house at his newest subdivision, Cambridge Crossing, sold.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Though Reeves’ John Wick died in Chapter 4, a fifth installment is in the works from Reeves and Stahelski, who have long teased that perhaps there was more to tell.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
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Noun
There's also original streaming fare as well, like Tyler Perry's latest installment of his Madea cinematic universe on Netflix.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Here, unfaithful lovers from the second installment discover with fury that their son and daughter have found perfect love together.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The judge agreed to a payment schedule in which Sunlight was directed to pay $25,000 of that through installments, giving Richter & Cegan $5,000 from the proceeds each time a house at his newest subdivision, Cambridge Crossing, sold.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Though Reeves’ John Wick died in Chapter 4, a fifth installment is in the works from Reeves and Stahelski, who have long teased that perhaps there was more to tell.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for installment
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“Installment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/installment. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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installment
1 of 2 noun
in·stall·ment
variants
also instalment
installment
2 of 2 noun
variants
also instalment
1
: one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payments are made over a period of time
2
: one of several parts (as of a publication) presented over a period of time
installment
adjective
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