noun
Meaning 1
Australia, UK, and Canada standard spelling of installment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
instalment
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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ĭn-stôlʹmənt
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/
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Australian, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard: /ɪnˈstoːl.mənt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/ without the cot–caught merger
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cot-caught-merger: /ɪnˈstɑl.mənt/
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Scotland: /ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/
noun
Meaning 2
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, installment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning, start, commencement
noun
Meaning 3
a part of a published serial
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: installment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: text, textual matter
Narrower terms: fascicle, fascicule
noun
Meaning 4
a part of a broadcast serial
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: episode, installment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: broadcast, program, programme
Narrower terms: cliffhanger
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context