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biweekly

biweekly

2 3.7
Happening every two weeks
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪˈwiːkli/
translation icon : quincenal
  • But all the decisions of that officer are ratified at a biweekly meeting.
  • on a biweekly basis
  • a biweekly meeting
  • a biweekly collection

Examples

  • Sixty-five-gallon carts were distributed for the biweekly trash collection program.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The tutor conducts biweekly problem-solving sessions with these and other groups of students.

    Academic text (1994)

  • All three materials can be collected by the same vehicle on a biweekly basis.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Teams also make biweekly oral presentations in class on the progress of their projects.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Yard trimmings collection for the entire city will also change to biweekly collection, except in the winter months.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Request your managers to kick off the biweekly meeting, stressing the importance of the Action Plan.

    Blog text (10)

  • WritingKid is a free, informational, biweekly newsletter about writing contests and other writing opportunities for teenagers.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Rabanco customers will continue to use 90-gallon toters with glass inserts, changing from monthly to biweekly pickup.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The students, a Chinese-English interpreter, and a native English-speaking tutor participate in biweekly, synchronous audio chats.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The library offers a biweekly reading program to encourage children to engage with books.

Synonyms

bimonthly
vsbiweekly
2 3.5

Happening twice a month, about every two weeks

describes the same interval by saying every two weeks instead of monthly
fortnightly
vsbiweekly
  • UK
1 5.6

Happening every two weeks

is the same two-week recurrence but not specifying grammatical use

Surface Forms

biweekly positive

Morphology

biweekly = weekly (semi-transparent) = bi + week + ly

Formally composed of 'bi-' + 'weekly', but the prefix 'bi-' is ambiguous between 'every two' and 'twice per', so learners may be unsure which temporal frequency is intended.

Etymology

The word biweekly comes from the prefix bi- meaning 'two' and weekly meaning 'every week', so biweekly can mean 'every two weeks', for example something that happens once every other week.