Semiannual definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Semiannual definition: occurring every half-year | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'semiannual'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× semiannual (sɛmiænyuəl ,sɛmaɪ- ) adjective[usuADJn] Asemiannualeventhappenstwiceayear. [US]regionalnote: inBRIT,usuallyusebiannual...thesemiannualmeetingoftheInternationalMonetaryFund. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'fellwalker' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency semiannualinBritishEnglish (ˌsɛmɪˈænjʊəl ) adjective1. occurringeveryhalf-year 2. lastingforhalfayear CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformssemiannually(ˌsemiˈannually)adverb WordFrequency semiannualinAmericanEnglish (ˌsɛmiˈænjuəl ) adjective1.  done,happening,appearing,etc.everyhalfyearortwiceayear 2.  lastingonlyhalfayear,assomeplants Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformssemiannually(ˌsemiˈannually) adverb WordFrequency semiannualinAmericanEnglish (ˌsemiˈænjuːəl,ˌsemai-) adjective1. occurring,done,orpublishedeveryhalfyearortwiceayear;semiyearly 2. lastingforhalfayear asemiannualplant USAGESeebi-1Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformssemiannuallyadverb Wordorigin[1785–95;semi-+annual] Examplesof'semiannual'inasentence semiannual TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… IwentwithMarcelandapartyofChenkaontheirsemiannualshoppingtriptoUst-Sugoy.MichaelGruberTROPICOFNIGHT(2003) Trendsof semiannual Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically semiannual semiagricultural semiamateur semiangle semiannual semiaquatic semiarboreal semiarch AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof semiannual semi-annual Source DefinitionofsemiannualfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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