half-yearly
/'hɑ:f'jə:li/
Definition
Adjective:
- Occurring or payable twice each year: Describes something that happens or is due every six months.
- Relating to a period of six months: Pertaining to a half-year period.
Adverb:
- Every half year, every six months: At intervals of six months.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The company publishes a half-yearly financial report. (The company issues a financial report twice a year.)
- Employees receive a half-yearly bonus. (Employees get a bonus every six months.)
Adverb:
- The journal is published half-yearly. (The journal is issued every six months.)
- Interest is compounded half-yearly. (Interest is calculated and added every six months.)
Advanced Usage
- In formal or financial contexts: Often used in business, finance, and publishing to describe regular biannual events, payments, or publications.
- The board meets half-yearly to review the strategy.
- The half-yearly dividend was announced today.
Variants and Related Words
- Biannual (adj): Happening twice a year. (Note: Sometimes confused with "biennial," which means every two years.)
- Semiannual (adj): Occurring every six months; half-yearly. (Common in American English.)
- Half-year (n): A period of six months.
Synonyms
- Biannually (adv): Twice a year.
- Semiannually (adv): Every half year.
- Twice-yearly (adj/adv): Occurring two times per year.
Related Phrases
- Half-yearly meeting: A meeting held every six months.
- Half-yearly review: An assessment conducted twice a year.
- Half-yearly publication: A magazine or report issued every six months.
Adjective
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occurring or payable twice each year
Adverb
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every half year, every six months
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