Semiannual Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of SEMIANNUAL is occurring every six months or twice a year. How to use semiannual in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut semiannual adjective SaveWord semi·​an·​nu·​al |\ˌse-mē-ˈan-yə(-wə)l ,ˌse-ˌmī-,-mi-\ Definitionofsemiannual :occurringeverysixmonthsortwiceayear OtherWordsfromsemiannual ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutsemiannual OtherWordsfromsemiannual semiannually adverb ExamplesofsemiannualinaSentence mysemiannualvisittomycousin RecentExamplesontheWeb InParis,thereweresemiannualvisitswithhermothertoHermès,Lanvinandotherrenownedfashionhouses. — NewYorkTimes,24Mar.2022 TheobservationscameintheFed'ssemiannualFinancialStabilityReportontrendsgoingoninbothtrading,investingaswellasbroadeconomicissues. — KenSweet,ajc,8Nov.2021 Itssemiannualandannualvaluelevelsare13,915and12,000withmonthlyandquarterlypivotsat15,883and15,875. — RichardHenrySuttmeier,Forbes,5Nov.2021 Snow-white30-poundbirdscalledtheAmericanwhitepelicanareontheirsemiannualmigrationthroughIllinoisrightnow. — FromUsaTodayNetworkAndWireReports,USATODAY,20Sep.2021 LiketraditionalTreasurys,theyarebackedbytheU.S.governmentandmakesemiannualinterestpayments. — LoriIoannou,WSJ,3Oct.2021 Itssemiannualandannualvaluelevelsare12,395and12,001. — RichardHenrySuttmeier,Forbes,22June2021 BoylewasinitiatedintoDeltaPhiEpsiloninApril1963,alongwith10membersofthe86thLine,asthefraternityreferstosemiannualclassesofpledges. — WashingtonPost,14Sep.2021 Itssemiannualandannualvaluelevelsare12,395and12,001. — RichardHenrySuttmeier,Forbes,22June2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'semiannual.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofsemiannual 1791,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAboutsemiannual Sharesemiannual PosttheDefinitionofsemiannualtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsemiannualonTwitter TimeTravelerforsemiannual Thefirstknownuseofsemiannualwas in1791 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearsemiannual semiamphibious semiannual semianthracite SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsemiannual LastUpdated 18Apr2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Semiannual.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiannual.Accessed15May.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster WORDOFTHEDAY harkback SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary GreatWordsforScrabble WhichofthefollowingQ-without-Uwordsmeansthenumberfiveincardsordice? qigong kamotiq tranq cinq Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay WhataHoot! 15birdsounds,andthebirdswhomakethem GreatBigListofBeautiful&UselessWords Alongwiththeirdegreesofusefulness What'stheDifference? Thesewordsshouldn'tbeusedinterchangeably WordsForThingsYouDidn'tKnowHaveNames When'thingamajig'and'thingamabob'justwon'tdo AsktheEditors EndingaSentencewithaPreposition Anold-fashionedrulewecannolongerputupwith. 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup 'Mispronunciations'ThatMayBeFine 'Mischievous,''nuclear,'andotherwordstopron... WhyDidYankeeDoodleCallaFeather'Macaroni'? What'swithhisfeatheredcap? WordGames FaceYourFears Don'tbescaredtoanswerthesequestionsaboutf... Takethequiz FigureOutTheseAcronymsASAP Youdon'thavetobeaNASAengineertogetthese... Takethequiz NameThoseHerbsandSpices Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Thefasteryouanswer,thehigheryourscore Takethequiz