Instalment or installment which is correct

Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Join us Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Want to learn more? Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective first second etc. Word Origin mid 18th cent. Check pronunciation: instalment. Nearby words installation noun installment plan noun instalment noun instance noun instance verb.

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Follow us. Choose a dictionary. I thought the thesaurus had misspelled it until I looked it up. It makes me want to put an asterisk on the word with a footnote that says, "Yes, this is spelled correctly. Biffo Senior Member England. The BrE spelling is definitely "instalment". It seems that both are allowed in the USA. I suggest you get a copy of the style guide for a newspaper that you respect e.

New York Times , see what that says and stick to it. Welcome to the forum, Bill. I am not aware of any semantic difference between the spelling with one and two l's. In fact I often spell it with a double-l out of sheer carelessness even though I generally stick to the British spelling. To recapitulate, our dictionary says the double-l spelling is American so you might want to oblige your American readers by giving them an extra 'l'.

Myridon Senior Member Texas. I prefer "installment. If I enter "instalment", the first page seems to be mostly UK, Canadian, Australian, Indian, and Pakistani news sources while "installment" brings up mostly US sources.

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