ɪnˈstɔ:lmənt n. (US installment) 1 a
sum of
money due as
one of
several usu.
equal payments
for something,
spread over an agreed
period of
time. 2
any of several parts,
esp. of a
television or
radio serial or a
magazine story, published or
shown in
sequence at intervals. øinstalment
plan payment by instalments, esp.
hire purchase. [alt. f. obs. estallment f. AF estalement f. estaler
fix: prob. assoc.
with INSTALLATION]