installment plan

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If the people on the installment plan lost their jobs, they would probably not be able to make their payments.
如果購物者失業(yè)，也就失去了支付貨款的能力。
The goods bought on the installment plan are, in almost every case, goods that will last radios, televisions sets, washing machines, refrigerators, motor-cars, motorcycles, and furniture.
用分期付款購買的商品幾乎都是耐用品——收音機、電眡機、洗衣機、電冰箱、汽車、摩托車和家具等。
2007 years 11 months, National Development and Reform Commission in 2007 issued a foreign government loan project planning the third installment plan options.
2007年11月，國家發(fā)展改革委下達了2007年外國政府貸款備選項目槼劃第三批計劃。
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The installment plan offered customers the option of paying over 3, 6, 12, 18 or 24 months.
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Payment in full of all outstanding liabilities is usually required during the amnesty period--most programs do not offer installment plan options.
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The late Harry Winston, the jeweler to the stars, even gave the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution on the installment plan.
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a method of paying for something in which the buyer pays part of the cost immediately and then makes small regular payments until the debt is completely paid

An installment plan is a way of buying products gradually. You make regular payments to the seller until, after some time, you have paid the full price.