installment plan

noun

Definition of installment plannext
as in trust
US a way of paying for something by making a series of small payments over a long time We used an installment plan to buy the furniture.

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Recent Examples of installment plan 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 Posterity on the installment plan. — Thomas Beller, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025 Thirty-seven percent of lower-income Americans report using installment plans either frequently or occasionally, according to new Gallup polling. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 18 May 2026 In February 2009, former Diamondbacks CEO Jeff Moorad became the Padres’ CEO and presumptive team owner after majority owner John Moores agreed to a three-year installment plan to transfer control of the club. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for installment plan
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  1. trust
  2. credit
Noun
  • Money, trust, emotional boundaries or an obligation could demand more of your attention today.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of trust
Noun
  • At the April topping-off ceremony, Lightfoot, who left office in 2023, took credit for the rising casino, perhaps the signature achievement of her administration.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
  • Brunson's ability to demand accountability without conflict, redirect credit, and maintain composure under immense pressure, even during 20-point deficits, exemplified an Aristotelian ideal of balance.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of credit

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“Installment plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment%20plan. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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