on the installment plan的意思|示意

If the people on the installment plan lost their jobs, they would probably not be able to make their payments.

如果购物者失业，也就失去了支付货款的能力。

Revised: You don't know what your true character is until you have run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent.

只有当汽车没油、分期付款购物和抚养青春期的孩子时，人的本来品性才会显露出来。

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.

用分期付款购买的商品几乎都是耐用品——收音机、电视机、洗衣机、电冰箱、汽车、摩托车和家具等。

Some economists believe that selling goods and services to consumers on an installment plan is one of the major factors in making our high standard of living possible.

一些经济学家认为，用分期付款的方式向客户销售商品和劳务是提高人们生活水平的一个重要因素。