semi-annual

Every six months

Semi-annual means occurring twice a year: semi-annual dental checkups, semi-annual sales.

The word can cause confusion because the prefix semi- (half) might suggest either "every half year" (twice yearly) or "every other year." In practice, semi-annual almost always means twice a year, while biannual carries the ambiguity.

frequency

twice-yearly

Two times per annum

interim · periodic · recurring · regular · cyclical · scheduled

financial

dividends

Profits paid to shareholders

interest · budgeting · forecasting · fiscal · taxation · revenue · accounting · installments · filings · audits

maintenance

checkup

Routine health evaluation

tune-up · calibration · servicing · renewal · diagnostics · verification · assessment · evaluation · review

calendar

first-half

Initial portion of two

term · season · period · cycle

events

sales

Revenue from goods moved

conferences · inventories · reviews · evaluations · meetings · assemblies · conventions · summits · galas · fundraisers

Categories
Opposites
frequency

semi-annualdaily

Per diem, repeated

continuous · weekly · constant · monthly · hourly

Family

semiannual, semiannually

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G