Collocations for instalment - noun
1. regular payment
ADJECTIVE
fixed
repayment is by fixed monthly instalments
repayment is by fixed monthly instalments
equal
a loan repaid in equal annual instalments
a loan repaid in equal annual instalments
first,
initial
second, third, etc.
final, last
next
annual, monthly, quarterly, weekly
second, third, etc.
final, last
next
annual, monthly, quarterly, weekly
instalment + VERB
become due,
be due,
be payable
The next instalment is not due until July.
The next instalment is not due until July.
PREPOSITION
by instalment
(esp. BrE)
The amounts are repayable by instalment.
The amounts are repayable by instalment.
in instalment
Repayment is in ten instalments.
You can pay it in instalments.
Repayment is in ten instalments.
You can pay it in instalments.
2. part of a story
ADJECTIVE
first,
second,
etc.
final, last
previous
The last part of the trilogy is a distinct improvement on the previous installment.
final, last
previous
The last part of the trilogy is a distinct improvement on the previous installment.
daily,
weekly
next
next
VERB + instalment
appear in,
publish (sth in)
The ‘Screwtape Letters’ were published in instalments from May to November 1941.
The ‘Screwtape Letters’ were published in instalments from May to November 1941.