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is there a single word to describe an indeterminate less-than-yearly frequency?

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A plan costs $100 annually. The user can choose to pay

  • semi-annually, amounting to 2 payments of $52 [$104]

  • quarterly, amounting to 4 payments of $27 [$108]

  • monthly, amounting to 12 payments of $10 [$120]

Now, I'm looking for a word to say that, should they choose <%less-than-yearly> frequency, the service will be more expensive.

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    "Should they choose not to pay a lump sum upfront, the service will be more expensive." Or "Should they choose to pay a lump sum upfront, the service will be less expensive". You don't need to think about using only a word related with frequency.
    – user140086
    Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 13:39
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    You could call them regular or staggered payments, or just credit.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 13:50
  • You have to use a phrase; there's no one word that means "more frequent than annually". Quarterly is not less frequent than annually, BTW.<%less-than-yearly> frequency A quarter is less than a year, which increases the frequency. You mean <%more often than yearly>frequency.
    – TimR
    Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 14:26
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    closest one i could find was "sub-annual"
    – Repeat Offender
    Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 15:00
  • Why not partial payments?
    – bib
    Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 18:07

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A single word to express the situation you describe may not exist. If the purpose of your sentence is to emphasize the saving of money by paying annually, why not just say so explicitly?

"It is least expensive for one to pay for the plan on an annual basis."

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The data will be featured in a tabular layout with columns for annual and regular payments next to each other.

I will go with @FumbleFingers' label "staggered payments"

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