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installment payment

[/ɪnˈstɔːlmənt ˈpeɪmənt/]
nounpl: installment payments
pagamento parcelado
1. A partial payment made at regular intervals toward the total cost of a purchase or debt
I bought the car through installment payments over 5 years.
Comprei o carro através de pagamentos parcelados ao longo de 5 anos.
2. One of a series of partial payments due at specified times
The first installment payment is due on the first of next month.
O primeiro pagamento parcelado vence no primeiro do próximo mês.
Synonyms
installmentpartial paymentpayment in installmentshire purchase payment
Antonyms
lump sum paymentfull paymentcash payment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pagamento parcelado
most common term in Brazilian Portuguese
General Brazilian
prestação
refers to each individual installment payment
Portugal
pagamento faseado
common in Portugal for phased payments
Portugal
prestação
also used for individual payment portions

Related Idioms & Phrases

pay in installments
buy on the installment plan
spread payments over time
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