installment

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/🇺🇸 US/in'stɒ:lmәnt/

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Definitions

n.

One of a series of regular payments for a debt; one part of a serialized work published or broadcast at intervals

分期付款（的每一期）；连载作品的一期

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

innot, opposite of

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ststand, set, place

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allsuffix

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mentaction, result, state

=installment

Common Collocations

1.monthly installment月度分期
2.final installment最后一期
3.pay in installments分期付款

Example Sentences

1.
You can purchase the encyclopedia in monthly installments rather than paying all at once.
2.
The television series releases one new installment every Friday evening for viewers.