Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Installment has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals
"After missing the first monthly installment, Sarah rushed to her bank to arrange a new payment plan before accruing late fees."
a part of a broadcast serial
"The plot twist in that new sci-fi installment had me glued to my screen all night long."
a part of a published serial
"We all waited anxiously for the next installment of that thrilling mystery series."
the act of installing something (as equipment)
"the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
"The technician spent all morning on the final installment of wiring before turning on the lights."
The act of installing; installation.