Semiannual Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

Semiannual means twice a year (or, technically, once every half a year). The word semiyearly means the same thing as semiannual. TopDefinitionsQuizRelatedContentMoreAboutSemiannualExamplesBritish📓HighSchoolLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.semiannual[sem-ee-an-yoo-uhl,sem-ahy-]SHOWIPA/ˌsɛmiˈænyuəl,ˌsɛmaɪ-/PHONETICRESPELLINGSeethemostcommonlyconfusedwordassociatedwithbiannualNewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!SeesynonymsforsemiannualonThesaurus.com📓HighSchoolLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.adjectiveAlsosemiyearly.occurring,done,orpublishedeveryhalfyearortwiceayear;biannual.lastingforhalfayear:asemiannualplant.COMPAREMEANINGSbiannualsemiannualClickforaside-by-sidecomparisonofmeanings.Usethewordcomparisonfeaturetolearnthedifferencesbetweensimilarandcommonlyconfusedwords.QUIZQUIZYOURSELFON“ITS”VS.“IT’S”!Apostrophescanbetricky;proveyouknowthedifferencebetween"it’s"and"its"inthiscraftyquiz!Question1of8Onthefarm,thefeedforchicksissignificantlydifferentfromtheroosters’;______notevencomparable.it'sitsTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTOriginofsemiannualFirstrecordedin1785–95;semi-+annualwordsoftenconfusedwithsemiannualSeebi-1.OTHERWORDSFROMsemiannualsem·i·an·nu·al·ly,adverbWORDSTHATMAYBECONFUSEDWITHsemiannualbiannual,biennial,semiannual,semiyearly(seeconfusablesnoteatbi-1)Wordsnearbysemiannualsemesterhour,Semey,semi,semi-abstract,semiamateur,semiannual,semiaquatic,semiarch,semiarid,semiattached,semiautobiographicalDictionary.comUnabridged BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2022MOREABOUTSEMIANNUALWhatdoes semiannualmean?Semiannualmeanstwiceayear(or,technically,onceeveryhalfayear). Thewordsemiyearlymeansthesamethingassemiannual.Thewordsbiannualandbiyearlycanbesynonymsofsemiannual,buttheycanalsomeanonceeverytwoyears(everyotheryear). Althoughsemiannualisonlyusedtomeantwiceayear—noteverytwoyears—itcanstillbeconfusing.Thebest(andmaybeonly)waytobeperfectlyclearistojustsay“twiceayear.” It’sespeciallyusedtodescribeevents,asinsemiannualsale—asalethathappenstwiceayear. Lesscommonly,semiannualcanalsomeanlastingforhalfayear,asinToparticipateinthesemiannualinternship,youmustbeavailableforthefullsixmonths. Theadverbformofsemiannualissemiannually. Examples:Thedentistrecommendsacheckupeverysixmonths,soIguessIhavetomakemysemiannualappointment. Wheredoes semiannualcomefrom?Thefirstrecordsofthewordsemiannualcomefromthelate1700s.Theprefixsemi-means“half”andisusedsimilarlyinthewordsemiweekly(meaning“twiceaweek”)andsemimonthly(meaning“twiceamonth”).Annualmeans“happeningeveryyear”or“onceayear.” Peoplelookforwardtosemiannualsalesbecausetheyonlycomearoundeverysixmonths.Suchsalesareoftenheldataroundthesametimeeveryyear,suchasinMarchandSeptember.However,justbecauseaneventisheldsemiannuallydoesn’tmeanthatoccurrenceshavetobeexactlysixmonthsapart. Didyouknow...?Whataresomeotherformsrelatedtosemiannual? semiannually(adverb) Whataresomesynonymsforsemiannual? twiceayear semiyearly biannual biyearly Whataresomewordsthatsharearootorwordelementwithsemiannual?    annual semiweekly semimonthly Whataresomewordsthatoftengetusedindiscussingsemiannual? sale event publication schedule regular release Howis semiannualusedinreallife?Semiannualisespeciallyassociatedwithsalesthathappentwiceayear.Ingeneral,toavoidconfusion,it’sprobablybesttojustsay“twiceayear.” ImaginegettingthatphonecallfromthelocalmattressstoreownerinvitingYOUtostarinthecommercialforthesemiannualsalegodwhatarush —TigNotaro(@TigNotaro)July11,2018 Theadultkickballtournamentwasfun&Ithinkitshouldbeasemiannualeventlol —JP⚡️(@not_quay)July12,2020 Thenewdraftcompanieslawallowscompaniestopayannualorinterimdividendwhethersemiannualorquarterlyundercertainconditions,suchashavingsufficientcashorretained#earningsatavaluenolessthantheplanned#dividend. —ArgaamPlus(@ArgaamPlus)July14,2020     Tryusing semiannual!Issemiannualusedcorrectlyinthefollowingsentence? Themagazinewilltransitionfromasemiannualreleasescheduletoaquarterlyone. Wordsrelatedtosemiannualbiannual,semiyearlyHowtousesemiannualinasentenceNowwearetreatedtothesemiannualspectacleofwatchingRepublicanspretendtheycareaboutthedeficit.MichaelTomaskyonGOPDeficitHypocrisyatReleaseofObama’sBudget|MichaelTomasky|February14,2012|DAILYBEAST"Iwasmerelyquotingfromtheauditor'ssemiannualreport,ofwhichthatisasummary,"hesaid,indicatingthefoldedpaper.EmpireBuilders|FrancisLyndeHehashadsteadytwo-quarts-a-daymen,andmenwhoweresubjectonlytosemiannualdebauches.SmokingandDrinking|JamesPartonItholdssemiannualmeetingsinconnectionwiththeNationalAssociation,butisnotadepartmentofsaidAssociation.HistoryofEducation|LeviSeeleyButthedayafterChristmashecametotheofficeearlytogethissemiannualcheckandcashit.Sonnie-Boy'sPeople|JamesB.ConnollyNojobaboutthefarmwassomuchdislikedbythefarmerandhisboysasthesemiannualremovalofthestove.IntheMidstofAlarms|RobertBarrSEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLESBritishDictionarydefinitionsforsemiannualsemiannual/(ˌsɛmɪˈænjʊəl)/adjectiveoccurringeveryhalf-yearlastingforhalfayearDerivedformsofsemiannualsemiannually,adverbCollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition ©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1979,1986©HarperCollins Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012WORDOFTHEDAYtoxophilitenoun|[tok-sof-uh-lahyt]SEEDEFINITIONFEEDBACK