0
Surfer Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

installation vs installment

Hello, everyone,

Can you please clarify for me the difference between installation and installment? I tried to search this one, but comparisons seem to almost always define installment as some sort of payment or something similar, which is not the version of the word I'm interested in.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

It would be helpful to see the context or at least the sentence you want to use. An installment is usually part of paying back a loan. An installation is usually something that that someone built or put into place (they "installed" it).

— BarbaraPA

  • It would be helpful to see the context or at least the sentence you want to use.
  • An installment is usually part of paying back a loan.
  • An installation is usually something that that someone built or put into place (they "installed" it).
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

7 Answers
0
It would be helpful to see the context or at least the sentence you want to use.

An installment is usually part of paying back a loan.
An installation is usually something that that someone built or put into place (they "installed" it).
0
0
installment - one item in a series, eg. a payment, a short story in a publication, etc.
0
0
I didn't mean that kind of installment.

Say someone installed something, a machine for example, and others want to describe that or make references to it, then how can the two words be used?

For example, one might say: "the installation of that machine consumed much effort".

>>Can we use another statement that describes that same context, only this time by using
0
0
Surfer>>Can we use another statement that describes that same context, only this time by using installment instead of installation?
No. "installment of a machine" is not the correct usage of 'installment'.

CJ
0
0
"The installation" refers to the ACT of placing the [whatever] in its present position. Any further references to the item or machinery, etc, will name it as such. "The new washing machine," "the computer network," etc.
0
0
SurferI didn't mean that kind of installment.Say someone installed something, a machine for example, and others want to describe that or make references to it, then how can the two words be used?For example, one might say: "the installation of that machine consumed much effort".>>Can we use another statement that describes that same context, only this time by using
0

Related Questions