installments

Meanings

• noun

  The act of installing something, or the period during which something is being installed in parts; a payment made periodically to discharge a debt or purchase property.

  - "The installation of the new software will begin next week."
  - "He paid the installments on his car every month."

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Synonyms

episode , part , installation , investiture , investment

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with installments
installs , palls , falls , calls

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Variants

List of all variants of installments that leads to same result
installment , installments , instalment , instalments

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Etymology

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From the Latin installare, meaning 'to prepare, make ready, set up'.

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Trivia

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1. The word installment comes from the Latin word installare, which means 'to prepare, make ready, set up'.

2. Installments are often used in the context of real estate, where a buyer makes regular payments to the seller over a period of time in order to purchase the property.

3. Installments can also refer to the gradual revealing of a story or the gradual understanding of a character's background in literature.

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Related Concepts

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1. Payment plan: A series of regular payments made to pay off a debt or purchase an asset.

2. Debt: An amount of money owed by one party to another.

3. Loan: A sum of money lent to an individual or organization, usually with the expectation that it will be paid back with interest.

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Culture

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Installments have been used extensively in literature and finance. In literature, installments can refer to the gradual revealing of a story or the gradual understanding of a character's background. In finance, installments refer to regular payments made to pay off a debt or purchase an asset.

How to Memorize "installments"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person making regular payments to pay off a debt or purchase an asset.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of regular payments or the act of installing something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym I-P-A-D-S: Installment Payment Agreement and Debt Settlement.

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