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installment plan

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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inˈstallment ˌplan noun [singular, uncountable] American English  BBTa system of paying for goods by a series of small regular payments 分期付款购物法 SYN British English hire purchase
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installment planBut nobody was thinking about the installment plan Friday when they lowered the tiny casket into the ground.But modern publishers knew they needed a very formidable, sure-selling author to make the installment plan succeed.The Warriors bought it on the installment plan.
From Longman Business Dictionaryinstallment planinˈstallment ˌplan noun [countable] American EnglishFINANCE a way of buying something by making small, regular payments over an agreed period of timeSYN BrE hire purchaseShares can be purchased on the two-part installment plan.
inˈstallment ˌplan nounChineseSyllable
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installment plan
inˈstallment ˌplan noun [singular, uncountable] American English
a system of paying for goods by a series of small regular payments
   SYN  hire purchase British English


installment planBrE /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt plæn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt plæn/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE ˌhire ˈpurchase) noun [uncountable, countable] a method of buying an article by making regular payments for it over several months or years. The article only belongs to the person who is buying it when all the payments have been made. 分期付款购买   compare credit noun (1)