instalment

US [ɪnˈstɔlmənt]
UK [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt]
  • n.(分期付款的)一期付款;(报章连载小说的)一节
  • Web分期会款;一部;就职
Plural Form:instalments  
instalment
n.
1.
(分期付款的)一期付款one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until sth has been paid for
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。
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。
2.
(报章连载小说的)一节;(电视连续剧的)一集one of the parts of a story that appears regularly over a period of time in a newspaper, on television, etc.

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