noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/without the cot–caught merger
cot-caught-merger:/ɪnˈstɑl.mənt/
Scotland:/ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: banking, business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A part of a published or broadcast serial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: media, publishing
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The act of installing; installation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The seat in which one is placed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, obsolete
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of installing something (as equipment)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the telephone installation took only a few minutes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: installation, installing, instalment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning, start, commencement
7
noun
Meaning 7
a part of a published serial
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: instalment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: text, textual matter
Narrower terms: fascicle, fascicule
8
noun
Meaning 8
a part of a broadcast serial
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: episode, instalment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: broadcast, program, programme
Narrower terms: cliffhanger
9
noun
Meaning 9
a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment
History
Etymology
A 1732 alteration of estallment, from Anglo-Norman estaler (“fix payments”), from Old French estal (“fixed position”), from Old High German stal (“stall", "standing place”) The sense of "part of a whole produced in advance of the rest" is from 1823.
From install + -ment, install from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin installare, from Medieval Latin in- and Medieval Latin stallum, stall from a Germanic source (compare Old High German stal).
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
част
(čast)
— one of a series of parts of a given entity or process
Finnish:
vaihe
— one of a series of parts of a given entity or process
Arabic:
قِسْط
(qisṭ)
— finance: portion of debt
Bulgarian:
вноска
(vnoska)
— finance: portion of debt
Catalan:
quota
— finance: portion of debt
Czech:
splátka
— finance: portion of debt
Danish:
afdrag
— finance: portion of debt
Danish:
afbetaling
— finance: portion of debt
Dutch:
afbetaling
— finance: portion of debt
Dutch:
schijf
— finance: portion of debt
Esperanto:
partopago
— finance: portion of debt
Faroese:
avgjald
— finance: portion of debt
Finnish:
erä
— finance: portion of debt
Finnish:
maksuerä
— finance: portion of debt
Finnish:
lyhennyserä
— finance: portion of debt
Finnish:
osamaksuerä
— finance: portion of debt
French:
au fur et à mesure
— finance: portion of debt
German:
Rate
— finance: portion of debt
Hungarian:
részlet
— finance: portion of debt
Icelandic:
afborgun
— finance: portion of debt
Indonesian:
cicilan
— finance: portion of debt
Italian:
rata
— finance: portion of debt
Latin:
pensiō
— finance: portion of debt
Māori:
utu harangotengote
— finance: portion of debt
Marathi:
हप्ता
(haptā)
— finance: portion of debt
Marathi:
हफता
(haphtā)
— finance: portion of debt
Norwegian Bokmål:
avdrag
— finance: portion of debt
Norwegian Nynorsk:
avdrag
— finance: portion of debt
Polish:
rata
— finance: portion of debt
Portuguese:
parcela
— finance: portion of debt
Portuguese:
prestação
— finance: portion of debt
Russian:
взнос
(vznos)
— finance: portion of debt
Scottish Gaelic:
earrann
— finance: portion of debt
Scottish Gaelic:
cuibhreann
— finance: portion of debt
Serbo-Croatian:
рата
— finance: portion of debt
Slovak:
splátka
— finance: portion of debt
Spanish:
cuota
— finance: portion of debt
Spanish:
plazo
— finance: portion of debt
Spanish:
instalamento
— finance: portion of debt
Swedish:
avbetalning
— finance: portion of debt
Swedish:
amortering
— finance: portion of debt
Tagalog:
hulog
— finance: portion of debt
Tamil:
தவணை
(tavaṇai)
— finance: portion of debt
Telugu:
వాయిదా
(vāyidā)
— finance: portion of debt
Telugu:
విడత
(viḍata)
— finance: portion of debt
Turkish:
taksit
— finance: portion of debt
Ottoman Turkish:
قسط
(kıst)
— finance: portion of debt
Ukrainian:
розстро́чка
(rozstróčka)
— finance: portion of debt
Urdu:
قِسْط
(qist̤)
— finance: portion of debt
Bulgarian:
епизод
(epizod)
— media: part of a serial
Bulgarian:
серия
(serija)
— media: part of a serial
Catalan:
episodi
— media: part of a serial
Dutch:
aflevering
— media: part of a serial
Finnish:
jakso
— media: part of a serial
Finnish:
osa
— media: part of a serial
French:
épisode
— media: part of a serial
French:
volet
— media: part of a serial
Galician:
episodio
— media: part of a serial
German:
Folge
— media: part of a serial
Italian:
episodio
— media: part of a serial
Portuguese:
episódio
— media: part of a serial
Russian:
часть
(častʹ)
— media: part of a serial
Russian:
вы́пуск
(výpusk)
— media: part of a serial
Serbo-Croatian:
наставак
— media: part of a serial
Serbo-Croatian:
епизода
— media: part of a serial
Serbo-Croatian:
nastavak
— media: part of a serial
Serbo-Croatian:
epizoda
— media: part of a serial
Spanish:
fascículo
— media: part of a serial
Swedish:
avsnitt
— media: part of a serial
Swedish:
del
— media: part of a serial
Urdu:
قِسْط
(qist̤)
— media: part of a serial
Bulgarian:
инсталиране
(instalirane)
— act of installing; installation
Czech:
dosazení
— act of installing; installation
Dutch:
installatie
— act of installing; installation
Finnish:
asennus
— act of installing; installation
French:
installation
— act of installing; installation
Greek:
εγκατάσταση
(egkatástasi)
— act of installing; installation
Māori:
whakanohoanga
— act of installing; installation
Portuguese:
instalação
— act of installing; installation
Spanish:
instalación
— act of installing; installation
Spanish:
instalamiento
— act of installing; installation
Bulgarian:
място
(mjasto)
— obsolete: seat in which one is placed