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installment loan
[ in-stawl-muhnt lohn ]
noun
, Finance.
- a loan that allows someone to borrow a set amount of money and to repay it over a predetermined fixed period of time in regular installments, normally set up by the lender with equal installments that include both interest on the loan plus gradual repayment of the principal:
They bought their new home and car using installment loans.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of installment loan1
First recorded in 1920–25
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