payment - a sum of money paid

broadcast, programme, program - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?"

serial, series - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"

cliffhanger - an episode that ends in suspense

text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"

fascicle, fascicule - an installment of a printed work

serial publication, serial, series - a periodical that appears at scheduled times

commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"