instalmentnoun [ C ]
mainly UK US usually installment uk/ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/us/ɪnˈstɑːl.mənt/one of several parts into which a story, plan, or amount of money owed has been divided, so that each part happens or is paid at different times until the end or total is reached:
The novel has been serialized for radio in five instalments.
We agreed to pay for the car by/in instalments.
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Books & parts of books
- addendum
- artwork
- bibliography
- binder
- binding
- blurb
- chapter
- errata
- erratum
- extract
- flyleaf
- folio
- foreword
- library
- margin
- monograph
- preface
- prologue
- serial
- table
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