half-yearly

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   occurring, published, or paid every six months

   Shareholders receive a half-yearly dividend in June and December.

2. 2
   adv

   once every six months

   The committee meets half-yearly to review the accounts.

Formed from half-year + -ly, or equivalently half- + yearly. It is especially common in British business and financial usage for reports, dividends, and payments made at six-month intervals.

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