Expression with "In instalments"

[Batman]

Hi All! I need your help again! Is it correct?
.... I want to pay in instalments....
Many many thanks
Batman :roll:

[Alan]

Hi,

Yes it's correct.

Alan
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[RachelsEnglish]

It is more common with two L's, in America anyway: installment

Microsoft Word in American English counts 'instalment' as a misspelled word!!
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[Jctgf]

paying in installments is not a common practice in the USA, right? I mean, one doesn't go shopping and pay it in installments even when the purchase is expensive, do they?
in which situation do people pay in installments, please? when buying a car or a house?
thanks.

[RachelsEnglish]

Well, often people pay with credit card when they shop, and MANY have debt from this that they do pay in monthly installments. And you are right, for a bigger purchase like a car or a house, one would get a loan for that specifically, which he/she would pay in installments.