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biyearly

biyearly

3.9
Happening twice a year
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪˈjɪrli/
translation icon : semestral
  • We have biyearly maintenance checks every June and December.

Examples

  • The committee meets biyearly to review their progress and set new goals.

  • The company conducts biyearly reviews of employee performance.

  • Insurance premiums are sometimes billed on a biyearly basis to make payments easier.

  • We have a biyearly meeting to discuss our progress.

  • The company conducts biyearly reviews to assess employee performance and make necessary adjustments.

  • We have biyearly maintenance checks scheduled for June and December to ensure everything is functioning properly.

  • The committee meets biyearly to discuss their progress and establish new objectives for the upcoming months.

Synonyms

biannual
vsbiyearly
5 4.1

Happening twice a year, every six months

is the same idea but a different lexical form
semiannual
vsbiyearly
3 4.1

Happening twice a year, every six months

is the same meaning expressed as an alternate form
biannually
vsbiyearly
1 3.7

Twice a year, every six months

is the same sense often used interchangeably
semiannually
vsbiyearly
1 4.6

Happens twice a year

is the same sense usable as adjective or adverb
half-yearly
vsbiyearly
  • UK
1 2.7

Happening twice a year, every six months

is the same meaning but without hyphen in some forms

Surface Forms

biyearly positive
biyearly comparative
biyearly superlative

Morphology

biyearly = yearly (semi-transparent) = bi + year + ly

The immediate base 'yearly' is a clear formation from 'year' + '-ly' meaning 'annual'.

Etymology

Biyearly comes from bi- 'two' and yearly 'year'. So, a helpful way to remember this meaning is 'two times in a year', that is, every six months, as when a bill is paid twice a year.