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

Dividing a transaction into, say, a pay-in-four installment plan sounds straightforward and manageable.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

AT&T’s starts at $13.89 per month when you buy their installment plan.

From The Verge • Aug. 10, 2022

That winter my mother and brother came and we set up housekeeping, buying furniture on the installment plan, being cheated and yet knowing no way to avoid it.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright