half-yearly

See also: halfyearly

English

Alternative forms

• halfyearly

Etymology

From half-year +‎ -ly; or half- +‎ yearly.

Adjective

half-yearly (not comparable)

1. Of which there are two in a year; semiannual; biyearly.
   • 1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, pages 54–55:

     However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a "Chase of Engines," described in the newspaper article. The Chairman admitted that the statements made in the article were perfectly true.

Translations

semiannual — see semiannual

Adverb

half-yearly (not comparable)

1. Twice in a year; semiannually.

Translations

twice a year

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 每半年 (měi bànnián), 每半年一次 (měi bànnián yīcì)

• Dutch: halfjaarlijks (nl)
• Finnish: puolivuosittain (fi)
• German: halbjährlich (de)
• Hungarian: félévente
• Russian: ка́ждые полго́да (káždyje polgóda), раз в полго́да (raz v polgóda)