half-yearly
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˌhæfˈjɜrli/
- UK
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semestral
- The half-yearly figures for the store look good.
Examples
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The school organizes a half-yearly review of student performance every June.
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Striving for a patient tone, Annabelle persisted, "If you forgo your half-yearly checks for the next two years or so, I can almost promise that you'll be making double what you're earning now once they resume."
Fiction book (1990) -
Cells no longer aged as long as the half-yearly treatments continued.
Fiction book (2000) -
She paid her half-yearly premiums faithfully, not knowing that it was not a saving plan.
Blog text (33) -
The company issues its financial reports half-yearly to keep investors informed.
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She attends half-yearly meetings to discuss progress with her team.
Synonyms
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4.1
Happening twice a year, every six months
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4.1
Happening twice a year, every six months
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3.7
Twice a year, every six months
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4.6
Happens twice a year
Happening twice a year
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Half-yearly is made from half, meaning 'one of two equal parts', and yearly, meaning 'every year'. So half-yearly means 'every six months' or 'twice a year'.