How to Use installment plan in a Sentence

installment plan

noun
  • We bought it on the installment plan.
  • We used an installment plan to buy the furniture.
  • One of our clients set up an installment plan for the sale of his company.
    — R. Kenner French, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Patrick said the installment plan is allowed under state law.
    — Mike Ward, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2017
  • That 30-month plan is a half-year longer than most other installment plans, too.
    — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2018
  • But filling up a gas tank on an installment plan just seems too desperate.
    — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Others blame expensive wars abroad, paid for on the installment plan.
    — R. Glenn Hubbard, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
  • The American dream is buying a set of steak knives on an installment plan at three in the morning.
    — John Devore, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The problem is that those installment plans don't exist in isolation.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Installment terms Your installment plan can range from as short as three months up to 12 months.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025
  • An installment plan, where the security deposit is paid over a period of no less than six months.
    — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 14 Apr. 2020
  • An installment plan, where the security deposit is paid over a period of no less than six months.
    — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Yet Biden’s first year has already shown that overstretch inflicts damage on the installment plan.
    — Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Across Tehran, billboards now advertise installment plans to pay for basic goods.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • With an installment plan, Verizon says the math works out to $10 per month for 36 months.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Pro for free if purchased on an installment plan, with an eligible trade-in and on an unlimited plan.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Once this was discovered, Holmes and Price worked out an installment plan to pay the six-figure debt over the course of the year.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
  • And the installment plans require customers to make the payments in addition to their normal monthly bills.
    — Paul Kiel, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Apple is discussing using the in-house technology for the four-installment plan.
    — Mark Gurman, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Unlike loans and other types of installment plans, layaway does not involve interest.
    — Nadra Nittle, Vox, 12 Dec. 2018
  • As customers have the option of a four-payment installment plan, the brand is very accessible indeed.
    — Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2021
  • This means it must be fully paid for — not on an installment plan or under a multi-year service contract with a termination fee.
    — Bob O'Donnell, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Currently, more than 50% of sales on our marketplace are made using installment plans.
    — Nikolay Seleznev, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Microsoft lets shoppers buy a new Surface on an installment plan, for as little as $40 per month.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2018
  • To receive this offer, customers will need to trade-in an eligible device and buy a 30-month installment plan.
    — Taylor Lyles, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2021
  • The company introduced installment plans, letting customers pay for sewing machines over time.
    — Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But even installment plan aren't cheap, with monthly payments starting at nearly $50 through Apple.
    — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2017
  • At the time, the city offered businesses a 12-month installment plan to resolve their outstanding taxes.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Farmers and small businesses could pay the tax in installments over 15 years; Pascrell's bill has a seven-year installment plan.
    — Next Avenue, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The nonprofit plans to use rent money from the complex to pay off the debt to the regular authority in an installment plan, Terry said.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2022

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