installment plan

Example Sentences

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Originally proposed by Beardsley Ruml, an executive at Macy’s department store who encouraged shoppers to buy on the installment plan, withholding was cleverly called “pay as you go.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Then someone could file for an extension to file a return in mid-October, and then they can set up an installment plan to pay the taxes they owe.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Another provision of the law allows beneficiaries to pay for drugs on an installment plan, instead of having to pay a hefty bill over a short period of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

To avoid her unpaid rent going to collections, she signed an installment plan, agreeing to pay $495 per month.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

They sometimes worked on the installment plan, taking little or no money up front from a defector or his family.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden