in·stal·ment

noun

/ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/

(especially British English)

(North American English usually installment)

one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until something has been paid for（分期付款的）一期付款
- by/in instalments We paid for the car by/in instalments.我们以分期付款买了这辆车。
- The final instalment on the loan is due next week.贷款的最后一期付款下个星期到期。
- The loan can be repaid in 24 monthly instalments.贷款可在 24 个月内分期偿还。
- They were unable to keep up (= continue to pay regularly) the instalments.他们未能继续按时交付这笔分期付款。
Synonyms payment
paymentpremium ▪ contribution ▪ subscription ▪ repayment ▪ deposit ▪ instalmentThese are all words for an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay, or for the act of paying.
payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying:
ten monthly payments of $50每月付款 50 美元，十次付清
payment in advance预先支付；预付款
premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual:
an insurance premium保险费
a premium for express delivery快递附加费
contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc:
You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。
subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service:
a subscription to Netflix网飞订购
repayment (British English) an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money:
the repayments on the loan贷款的分期偿还额
deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment:
We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.我们已经为房子付了百分之五的定金。
instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something:
We paid for the car by/in instalments.我们以分期付款买了这辆车。
Patterns
- (a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment
- payment/repayment in full
- to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment
- to make a payment/repayment/deposit
- to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments
Collocations Finance
FinanceIncome
- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
Expenditure
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
Banks
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
Financial difficulties
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
Extra Examples
- She sold the car before she had paid the instalments.她未交完分期付款就把车卖掉了。
- The amounts are repayable by instalment.这些款项可以分期偿还。
- The next instalment is not due until July.下一期付款要到 7 月才交。
- The tenants agreed to pay off the arrears in instalments.房客同意分期交付余下的房租。
- You can pay it in instalments.你可以分期付款。
- a loan repaid in equal annual instalments每年等额分期偿还的贷款
- Repayment is by fixed monthly instalments.通过每月定额分期付款方式进行的偿付
Topics Moneyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fixed
- equal
- first
- …
verb + instalment
- pay
- repay
instalment + verb
- become due
- be due
- be payable
- …
instalment + noun
- payment
- loan
- plan
- …
preposition
- by instalment
- in instalment
one of the parts of a story that appears regularly over a period of time in a newspaper, on television, etc. （报章连载小说的）一节；（电视连续剧的）一集
- The ‘Screwtape Letters’ were published in instalments from May to November 1941.《斯克鲁塔普书简》从1941年5 月到11 月连载发表。
- Now for the second instalment of our exclusive three-part series.现在是我们独家播放的三集电视剧的第二集。
synonym episode
Extra Examples
- Dickens completed the last instalment of Martin Chuzzlewit in June of that year.那年6月，狄更斯完成了《马丁•瞿述伟》的最后一节。
- the final instalment in the trilogy三部曲的最后一部
Topics TV, radio and newsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- first
- second
- etc.
- …
verb + instalment
- appear in
- publish (something in)
preposition
- instalment in

Word Originmid 18th cent. (denoting the arrangement of payment by instalments): alteration of obsolete estalment (probably by association with installation), from Anglo-Norman French estalement, from Old French estaler ‘to fix’.

单词	instalment
释义	in·stal·ment noun /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ (especially British English) (North American English usually installment) one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until something has been paid for（分期付款的）一期付款 by/in instalments We paid for the car by/in instalments.我们以分期付款买了这辆车。 The final instalment on the loan is due next week.贷款的最后一期付款下个星期到期。 The loan can be repaid in 24 monthly instalments.贷款可在 24 个月内分期偿还。 They were unable to keep up (= continue to pay regularly) the instalments.他们未能继续按时交付这笔分期付款。 Synonyms paymentpaymentpremium ▪ contribution ▪ subscription ▪ repayment ▪ deposit ▪ instalmentThese are all words for an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay, or for the act of paying.payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying: ten monthly payments of $50每月付款 50 美元，十次付清 payment in advance预先支付；预付款 premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual: an insurance premium保险费 a premium for express delivery快递附加费 contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc: You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。 subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service: a subscription to Netflix网飞订购 repayment (British English) an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money: the repayments on the loan贷款的分期偿还额 deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment: We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.我们已经为房子付了百分之五的定金。 instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something: We paid for the car by/in instalments.我们以分期付款买了这辆车。 Patterns (a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment payment/repayment in full to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment to make a payment/repayment/deposit to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune build up funds/savings get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension get/receive/draw/collect a pension depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security Expenditure spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on… invest/put your savings in… throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on… lose your money/inheritance/pension use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings pay (in) cash use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check change/exchange money/currency give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit Banks have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account deposit money/funds in your account withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc. (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service Personal finance manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget offer/extend credit (to somebody) arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments Financial difficulties get into debt/financial difficulties be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash run out of/owe money face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £… can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent incur/run up/accumulate debts tackle/reduce/settle your debts Extra Examples She sold the car before she had paid the instalments.她未交完分期付款就把车卖掉了。 The amounts are repayable by instalment.这些款项可以分期偿还。 The next instalment is not due until July.下一期付款要到 7 月才交。 The tenants agreed to pay off the arrears in instalments.房客同意分期交付余下的房租。 You can pay it in instalments.你可以分期付款。 a loan repaid in equal annual instalments每年等额分期偿还的贷款 Repayment is by fixed monthly instalments.通过每月定额分期付款方式进行的偿付 Topics Moneyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fixed equal first … verb + instalment pay repay instalment + verb become due be due be payable … instalment + noun payment loan plan … preposition by instalment in instalment one of the parts of a story that appears regularly over a period of time in a newspaper, on television, etc. （报章连载小说的）一节；（电视连续剧的）一集 The ‘Screwtape Letters’ were published in instalments from May to November 1941.《斯克鲁塔普书简》从1941年5 月到11 月连载发表。 Now for the second instalment of our exclusive three-part series.现在是我们独家播放的三集电视剧的第二集。 synonym episode Extra Examples Dickens completed the last instalment of Martin Chuzzlewit in June of that year.那年6月，狄更斯完成了《马丁•瞿述伟》的最后一节。 the final instalment in the trilogy三部曲的最后一部 Topics TV, radio and newsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective first second etc. … verb + instalment appear in publish (something in) preposition instalment in Word Originmid 18th cent. (denoting the arrangement of payment by instalments): alteration of obsolete estalment (probably by association with installation), from Anglo-Norman French estalement, from Old French estaler ‘to fix’.
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