Collocations for instalment - noun
1. regular payment
ADJ.
fixed | 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, weekly, quarterly
VERB + INSTALMENT
pay (off), pay (sth) by/in, pay sth off in
She sold the car before she had paid the instalments. | The tenants agreed to pay off the arrears in instalments.
She sold the car before she had paid the instalments. | The tenants agreed to pay off the arrears in instalments.
repay (sth) by/in
INSTALMENT + VERB
be/become due, be payable by/in
The next instalment is not due until July.
The next instalment is not due until July.
INSTALMENT + NOUN
payment | plan, terms
We offer an instalment plan.
We offer an instalment plan.
PREP.
by ~
The amounts are repayable by instalment.
The amounts are repayable by instalment.
in ~
Repayment is in ten instalments.
Repayment is in ten instalments.
2. part of a story
ADJ.
first, second, etc. | final, last | daily, weekly | next
VERB + INSTALMENT
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.
PREP.
~ in
the final instalment in the trilogy
the final instalment in the trilogy