How to Use installment plan in a Sentence

installment plan

noun
  • We bought it on the installment plan.
  • We used an installment plan to buy the furniture.
  • One of our clients set up an installment plan for the sale of his company.
    R. Kenner French, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • That 30-month plan is a half-year longer than most other installment plans, too.
    Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2018
  • With an installment plan, Verizon says the math works out to $10 per month for 36 months.
    Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Patrick said the installment plan is allowed under state law.
    Mike Ward, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The average consumer in Texas who took out a payday loan was required to pay 527% of the loan amount in the fees and interest over a four-month installment plan.
    Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Others blame expensive wars abroad, paid for on the installment plan.
    R. Glenn Hubbard, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
  • But filling up a gas tank on an installment plan just seems too desperate.
    Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Get a Samsung Galaxy A10e for free: To qualify, buy it on an installment plan.
    Shayna Murphy and, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2020
  • And when the amount owed on the installment plan is low and the enrollment fee is high, students can face annual percentage rates as high as 237%, the bureau said.
    Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
  • And the installment plans require customers to make the payments in addition to their normal monthly bills.
    Paul Kiel, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Farmers and small businesses could pay the tax in installments over 15 years; Pascrell's bill has a seven-year installment plan.
    Next Avenue, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • An installment plan, where the security deposit is paid over a period of no less than six months.
    Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 14 Apr. 2020
  • The nonprofit plans to use rent money from the complex to pay off the debt to the regular authority in an installment plan, Terry said.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2022
  • As customers have the option of a four-payment installment plan, the brand is very accessible indeed.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Microsoft lets shoppers buy a new Surface on an installment plan, for as little as $40 per month.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Bernie Sanders wants Medicare for All on the installment plan, and the reconciliation bill is one giant step.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Apple is discussing using the in-house technology for the four-installment plan.
    Mark Gurman, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • To receive this offer, customers will need to trade-in an eligible device and buy a 30-month installment plan.
    Taylor Lyles, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Now for the caveats. This deal doesn't include mobile hotspot for tethering, free Hulu or the ability to lease phones on monthly installment plans from Sprint.
    Eli Blumenthal, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
  • The company says the deal is only eligible for those who buy the device with an installment plan on AT&T or Verizon, though.
    Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2017
  • Pro for free if purchased on an installment plan, with an eligible trade-in and on an unlimited plan.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 14 Sep. 2021
  • This means it must be fully paid for — not on an installment plan or under a multi-year service contract with a termination fee.
    Bob O'Donnell, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
  • But even installment plan aren't cheap, with monthly payments starting at nearly $50 through Apple.
    Don Reisinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2017
  • In the past, some retailers offered free gift cards (in amounts as substantial as $400) with a qualifying phone purchase on an installment plan.
    cleveland, 17 Nov. 2019
  • About thirty-five artists signed up for the plan with the understanding that should a patron decide to purchase the artwork the rental price would be subtracted and payment could be made on an installment plan, the author writes.
    Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 4 Sep. 2021
  • His father, a tailor, bought him a Royal portable typewriter on an installment plan, putting $2 down and making payments of 25 cents a week.
    New York Times, 10 May 2018
  • Some companies even sold cars on a literal installment plan.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Unlike loans and other types of installment plans, layaway does not involve interest.
    Nadra Nittle, Vox, 12 Dec. 2018

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