in·stall·ment

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• fore|stall|ment — or fore|stal|ment «fr STL muhnt, fohr », noun. the act of forestalling …   Useful english dictionary

• non|in|stall|ment — «NON ihn STL muhnt», adjective. payable all at once rather than in installments: »a noninstallment debt …   Useful english dictionary

• re|in|stall|ment — «REE ihn STL muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of reinstalling. 2. an additional installment …   Useful english dictionary

• in|stall|ment — in|stall|ment1 «ihn STL muhnt», noun. 1. a part of a sum of money or of a debt to be paid at stated times: »The furniture cost $100; we paid for it in installments of $10 a month for ten months. 2. Figurative. one of several parts issued at… …   Useful english dictionary

• stall — fore·stall·er; fore·stall·ment; in·stall; in·stall·er; stall·age; stall; stall·er; stall·man; fore·stall; in·stall·ment; bor·stall; …   English syllables

• ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… …   English syllables

• fore|stal|ment — fore|stall|ment or fore|stal|ment «fr STL muhnt, fohr », noun. the act of forestalling …   Useful english dictionary

• forestallment — fore·stall·ment …   English syllables

• installment — in·stall·ment …   English syllables

• forestall — fore•stall [[t]foʊrˈstɔl, fɔr [/t]] v. t. 1) to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance 2) to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate 3) bus to buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang