Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Occurring or issued twice a year.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Half-yearly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Half-yearly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Occurring twice a
year ;half -yearly;biannual .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective occurring or payable twice each year
Etymologies
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Examples
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Seckinger calls the semiannual gambling trips to Biloxi, Miss., or Las Vegas with her mother "my stress relief."
Caregivers cope with stress, mixed emotions about aging parents 2007
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The other day I checked my e-mail address book for its semiannual updating.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore tightened policy at its semiannual meeting this month, targeting a stronger Singapore dollar against a trade-weighted basket of currencies.
Lee Warns of Further Inflation for U.S. Patrick Barta 2011
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HSBC and Lloyds, however, stuck with their previous policies of semiannual financial reports.
U.K. Banks Join Transparency Push David Enrich 2011
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore tightened policy at its semiannual meeting this month, targeting a stronger Singapore dollar against a trade-weighted basket of currencies.
Lee Kuan Yew: US Policies Bad For Dollar; Singapore Seeks Balance On Stronger Local Dollar Patrick Barta 2011
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The plans call for the eventual demolition and consolidation of most of the artist buildings, familiar to some Bay Area residents for their semiannual open-studio sales.
New Vision, Same Artists, for Hunters Point Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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The BOJ's policy board will meet April 28 to discuss forecasts for Japan's economy and is scheduled to release its semiannual outlook report, including numeric forecasts for real GDP.
BOJ Head Concedes Contraction Is Possible Megumi Fujikawa 2011
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Increases in consumer prices push up the bond's redemption value at maturity, and the semiannual interest payments increase as the fixed interest rate is applied to a growing principal value.
The Best Inflation Hedge? Michael A. Pollock 2011
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TV networks will be trotting out top executives and hawking their most important new and returning shows in a Beverly Hills hotel ballroom at the semiannual Television Critics Association "press tour" that began last week.
Networks Pitch Fall TV Lineups Sam Schechner 2011
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But in its semiannual report to Congress, the Pentagon also notes that progress is fragile, with difficult fighting ahead as insurgents try to regain momentum and territory from international and Afghan troops.
Taliban Routed from Key Afghan Strongholds, Says Pentagon 2011
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