installment
UK/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/US/in'stɒ:lmәnt/
TOEFLGREC1
Definitions
n.
One of several regular partial payments of a debt
（分期付款的）一期，分期
n.
One part of a story, series, or programme published or broadcast in stages
（连载、系列的）一集，一部分
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinstallnot, opposite of
+
-mentstand, set, place
=installment
From install (to set in place; from Latin stallum 'a stall, fixed position'). An installment is one fixed 'placement' in a sequence — one payment slotted into a schedule, or one episode set into a series.
Common Collocations
- 1.monthly installment月度分期
- 2.final installment最后一期
- 3.pay in installments分期付款
- 4.first installment第一期
Example Sentences
- 1.
We pay for the car in monthly installments.
- 2.
The final installment of the trilogy comes out next year.
- 3.
You can spread the cost over twelve equal installments.