(esp. BrE ) ( AmE usually installment ) noun
1 regular payment
ADJECTIVE
▪ fixed
▪
repayment is by fixed monthly ~s
▪ equal
▪
a loan repaid in equal annual ~s
▪ first , initial
▪ second , third , etc.
▪ final , last
▪ next
▪ annual , monthly , quarterly , weekly
VERB + INSTALMENT
▪ pay , repay
▪
She sold the car before she had paid the ~s.
INSTALMENT + VERB
▪ become due , be due , be payable
▪
The next ~ is not due until July.
INSTALMENT + NOUN
▪ payment
▪ loan ( AmE ), plan
▪
We offer an installment plan.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
The amounts are repayable by ~.
▪ in ~
▪
Repayment is in ten ~s.
▪
You can pay it in ~s.
2 part of a story
ADJECTIVE
▪ first , second , etc.
▪ final , last
▪ previous
▪
The last part of the trilogy is a distinct improvement on the previous installment.
▪ daily , weekly
▪ next
VERB + INSTALMENT
▪ appear in , publish (sth in)
▪
The ‘Screwtape Letters’ were published in ~s from May to November 1941.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
the final ~ in the trilogy