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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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 July 2025
The game will start with a new setting, with vault hunters leaving previous installments setting of Pandora for the all-new planet of Kairos, and will confront a villain called The Timekeeper.
—Jonathan Zavaleta, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
Much like Part One includes input from Joel’s first wife, Elizabeth Weber, an integral engine of his early career, this installment offers sympathetic and sometimes emotional commentary from ex-wives Christie Brinkley and Katie Lee, along with daughter Alexa and current wife Alexis Roderick,.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Part one out of the two-part installment officially debuted on March 21 with just five tracks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
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Noun
For the golf-centric movie's second installment, Bowen, 55, reprises her role as Virginia Venit.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 July 2025
The game will start with a new setting, with vault hunters leaving previous installments setting of Pandora for the all-new planet of Kairos, and will confront a villain called The Timekeeper.
—Jonathan Zavaleta, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
Much like Part One includes input from Joel’s first wife, Elizabeth Weber, an integral engine of his early career, this installment offers sympathetic and sometimes emotional commentary from ex-wives Christie Brinkley and Katie Lee, along with daughter Alexa and current wife Alexis Roderick,.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Part one out of the two-part installment officially debuted on March 21 with just five tracks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
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 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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