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instalment

1

/ ɪˈɔːəԳ /

noun

  1. one of the portions, usually equal, into which a debt is divided for payment at specified intervals over a fixed period
  2. a portion of something that is issued, broadcast, or published in parts, such as a serial in a magazine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


instalment

2

/ ɪˈɔːəԳ /

noun

  1. another word for installation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of instalment1

C18: from obsolete estallment, probably from Old French estaler to fix, hence to agree rate of payment, from estal something fixed, place, from Old High German stal stall 1
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Robert De Niro will also make an appearance at the festival to receive an honorary Palme d'Or, while Tom Cruise's final instalment of Mission: Impossible will also be shown.

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Mrs Harbron has received the first instalment of compensation from the trust with the rest due to be paid in 2027.

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And a multi-release strategy relies on the "fuse being lit with the first instalment", Hayes says.

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People can pay their bills in one lump sum or in instalments and there are also discounts in certain circumstances.

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However, she was dropped from her own book series and replaced by new authors by publishers, but Smith continued releasing new instalments unofficially as fan fiction.

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