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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a first instalment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the initial part of a payment plan or series of payments for a product or service.
Example: "The total cost of the project is $10,000, and the client has agreed to pay a first instalment of $2,500."
Alternatives: "an initial payment" or "a preliminary instalment".
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These 56 are just a first instalment how are they all going to fit in?
A first instalment of fuel oil promised to North Korea in return for ending its nuclear programme arrived, and six-country talks resumed in Beijing.
The money stumped by the six countries was a first instalment of the $25 billion needed between now and 2015 to cut deforestation by a quarter.
Georgieva told the meeting that a first instalment for the WFP of €30m would enable it to immediately buy and deliver food.
October 1 2001 The government hands over £337m as a first instalment of the £1.5bn they have agreed to pay to Railtrack.
"Sending advisers for a limited purpose is probably within the terms of Resolution 1973, but it must not be seen as a first instalment of further military deployment," he said.
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A third instalment is already being discussed.
A third instalment is already in the works.
As for watching a third instalment of Off the Hook, well, things don't look promising.
The sequel is out this summer, and a third instalment is due in 2011.
It is hard to see a second instalment offering anything new.
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