Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Once every six months.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Every half year.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
semiannual manner, twiceyearly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb twice a year
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Justice Department reviews, conducted semiannually since the 2007 settlement agreement, are painstaking endeavors, with experts measuring compliance with more than 200 provisions set out in the agreement.
Two reports find progress, lingering problems at St. Elizabeths Henri E. Cauvin 2011
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The Justice Department reviews, conducted semiannually since the 2007 settlement agreement, are painstaking endeavors, with experts measuring compliance with more than 200 provisions set out in the agreement.
Two reports find progress, lingering problems at St. Elizabeths Henri E. Cauvin 2011
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Some indexes are reconstituted as frequently as monthly, others quarterly or semiannually, and some only yearly.
ETFs Mimic Stock Pickers' Strategies Ari I. Weinberg 2011
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Beginning in 1820 the company began to issue its dividends semiannually.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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Beginning in 1820 the company began to issue its dividends semiannually.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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The rest of the Atlanta-based retailer's 300,000-odd workers already participated in "Success Sharing," a program that doles out bonus checks semiannually if Home Depot hits financial performance targets for each period.
Semiannual Bonuses Gain Traction Joann S. Lublin 2010
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The rest of the Atlanta-based retailer's 300,000-odd workers already participated in "Success Sharing," a program that doles out bonus checks semiannually if Home Depot hits financial performance targets for each period.
Semiannual Bonuses Gain Traction Joann S. Lublin 2010
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Beginning in 1820 the company began to issue its dividends semiannually.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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The rest of the Atlanta-based retailer's 300,000-odd workers already participated in "Success Sharing," a program that doles out bonus checks semiannually if Home Depot hits financial performance targets for each period.
Semiannual Bonuses Gain Traction Joann S. Lublin 2010
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He was co-author of "Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts," a tax law treatise updated semiannually.
Martin D. Ginsburg dies at 78; tax law expert, Supreme Court spouse 2010
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