half-yearly
Every six months
Half-yearly means occurring or calculated every six months: half-yearly reports, half-yearly payments.
The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say semiannual or biannual.
As an adverb, it describes something done twice a year: Interest is compounded half-yearly.
Twice per year
- biannualTwice per year
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- intervalsGaps between events
cyclical · recurrent · scheduled · calendar · recurring · biennial · routine
Formal academic tests
- semesterHalf academic year
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
marks · score · midterm · coursework · transcript · results
Profits paid to shareholders
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- earningsMoney gained from work
- budgetPlan for spending
- fiscalOf public revenue
revenue · profit · statements · balance · investment · portfolio · accounts · reporting
Estimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- performanceCarrying out a task
- feedbackReturned response data
progress · objectives · goals · targets · milestones · achievements · ratings · development
semiannual
Twice per year
intervals · cyclical · recurrent · scheduled · calendar · recurring · biennial · routine
exams
Formal academic tests
- semesterHalf academic year
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
evaluation · marks · score · midterm · coursework · transcript · results
dividends
Profits paid to shareholders
fiscal · revenue · profit · statements · balance · investment · portfolio · accounts · reporting · audit
appraisal
Estimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- performanceCarrying out a task
feedback · progress · objectives · goals · targets · milestones · achievements · ratings · development · outcomes
half-yearlydaily
Per diem, repeated
hourly · minute-by-minute · continuous · weekly · monthly
half-yearlynonperiodic
Not recurring at intervals
irregular · never · sporadic · random · unpredictable
year, half, yearly, annually, semiannually, semiyearly, half-year