installment
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“Installment buying is creating a generation of spendthrifts,” Wilbur Plummer declared in his 1927 book Social and Economic Consequences of Buying on the Installment Plan.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2016
Installment loans, such as those for cars, typically have a much lower interest rate than what might apply to a credit card.
From US News • Dec. 3, 2015
Installment and payday loans have similar interest rates, but by structuring payments over a longer period of time, lenders are able to avoid some state legislation that strictly targets “short-term” lending.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2015
Installment loans are “the safest form of consumer credit out there,” said Bill Himpler, the executive vice president of the American Financial Services Association, of which World and other major installment lenders are members.
From Salon • May 13, 2013
Miss Ostrovsky reminded me of the amazing scene in Death on the Installment Plan where Celine wants to stop the bustling of a street crowd.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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