in·stal·ment/BrE 【英】, installmentAmE 【美】 /ɪn`stɔlmənt; ɪnˈstɔːlmənt// n [C] 1 a payment that you make every week, month etc in order to pay for something 分期付款: We're paying for the car in monthly instalments. 我们每个月分期付款买这辆车。 2 one of the parts of a story that appears separately each day or week in a magazine or newspaper 〔报刊上分期连载故事的〕一期,一集