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INSTALLMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of installing something (as equipment)
Example:
the telephone installation took only a few minutes
Synonyms:
installation; installing; installment; instalment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("installment" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Derivation:
install (set up for use)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A part of a published serial
Synonyms:
installment; instalment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("installment" is a kind of...):
text; textual matter (the words of something written)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "installment"):
fascicle; fascicule (an installment of a printed work)
Holonyms ("installment" is a part of...):
serial; serial publication; series (a periodical that appears at scheduled times)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A part of a broadcast serial
Synonyms:
episode; installment; instalment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("installment" is a kind of...):
broadcast; program; programme (a radio or television show)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "installment"):
cliffhanger (an episode that ends in suspense)
Holonyms ("installment" is a part of...):
serial; series (a serialized set of programs)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("installment" is a kind of...):
payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)
