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Meaning of "half-yearly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-YEARLY

half-yearly  [ˌhɑːfˈjɪəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-YEARLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Yearly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HALF-YEARLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-yearly in the English dictionary

The first definition of half-yearly in the dictionary is happening in the middle of a calendar year or a financial year. Other definition of half-yearly is made in six months. Half-Yearly is also happening twice a year, with six months between each event.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF-YEARLY


axially
ˈæksɪəlɪ
biyearly
baɪˈjɪəlɪ
clearly
ˈklɪəlɪ
cordially
ˈkɔːdɪəlɪ
dearly
ˈdɪəlɪ
editorially
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəlɪ
entirely
ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ
ideally
aɪˈdɪəlɪ
linearly
ˈlɪnɪəlɪ
materially
məˈtɪərɪəlɪ
medially
ˈmiːdɪəlɪ
merely
ˈmɪəlɪ
nearly
ˈnɪəlɪ
radially
ˈreɪdɪəlɪ
really
ˈrɪəlɪ
semiyearly
ˌsɛmɪˈjɪəlɪ
serially
ˈsɪərɪəlɪ
severely
sɪˈvɪəlɪ
sincerely
sɪnˈsɪəlɪ
yearly
ˈjɪəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-YEARLY

half-smile
half-sole
half-staff
half-starved
half-step
half-tide
half-timber
half-timbered
half-timbering
half-time
half-title
half-track
half-tracked
half-true
half-truth
half-understood
half-used
half-volley
half-year
halfa

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-YEARLY

bright and early
collinearly
curvilinearly
early
gnarly
interlinearly
irregularly
marly
not nearly
particularly
patrilinearly
pearly
popularly
rectilinearly
regularly
scholarly
similarly
singularly
spectacularly
unclearly

Synonyms and antonyms of half-yearly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-yearly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-YEARLY

Find out the translation of half-yearly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-yearly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-yearly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

每半年一次
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semestral
570 millions of speakers

English

half-yearly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अर्द्धवार्षिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف سنوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полгода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semestral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ বার্ষিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semestriel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah tahun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halbjährlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半年ごとの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah taun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa năm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரைவருடாந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धवार्षिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarı yıllık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semestrale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

co pół roku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

півроку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semestrial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαμηνιαίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halfjaarlikse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvårsvis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvårlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-yearly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-YEARLY»

The term «half-yearly» is regularly used and occupies the 57.677 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-YEARLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-yearly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-yearly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-yearly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-YEARLY»

Discover the use of half-yearly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-yearly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The third (fourth, tenth) half-yearly report of the ...
THE THIRD HALF-YEARLY REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE TOWN OF CALCUTTA. APPENDIX N«». 1. Cash Account of Receipts and Disbursements of. 1. After the lapse of seven months we have ...
Calcutta, 1850
2
The Half-yearly Abstract of the Medical Sciences: Being a ...
And of the Progress of Medicine and the Collateral Sciences William Harcourt Ranking, Charles Bland Radcliffe, William Domett Stone. plained of a good deal of headache in the morning. The next night, this patient had three doses of half a  ...
William Harcourt Ranking, Charles Bland Radcliffe, William Domett Stone, 1870
3
Year 7 Mathematics: Revision and Exam Workbook 1
Each book in the series has been specifically designed to help students revise their work so that they can prepare for success in their tests during the year at school and in their half-yearly and yearly exams. Year 7 is the first year of high school ...
A. S. Kalra, 2004
4
Personal Financial Management
Where interest is calculated more than once a year, both the interest rate (<) and the number of periods (n) for which interest is calculated change. The m will be 2, for example, where interest is calculated half-yearly, and 4 where the interest is ...
Nico Swart, 2004
5
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
There is no reason why the Ы- hybrids should not be allowed to perish, A the natural & unambiguous two-hourly A half- hourly, fortnightly & half-weekly, two- monthly A naif-monthly, hay- yearly A half -quarterly, two-yearly & half-yearly, of which ...
Henry Watson Fowler, 1994
6
The Tutor's Guide: Being a Complete System of Arithmetic; ...
Annuities or Penf1ons are faid to be in Arrears, when they are payable or due either Yearly', Half-Yearly, or Quarterly, and are unpaid for any Number of Payments. Here U reprefents the Annuity, Pension, or yearly Rent, A, T, R, as before.
Charles Vyse, 1785
7
Finance Director's Handbook
For listed companies, half-yearly financial reports form an important part of the process of communicating with shareholders and with the financial market as a whole, enabling readers to monitor the progress and development of the business ...
Glynis D. Morris, Sonia McKay, Andrea Oates, 2009
8
The Doctrine of Interest and Annuities Analytically ...
For, under such circumstances the present value of any half- yearly annuity, at any given rate of interest, is equal to half the present value of the same annuity payable a double number of times at half the given rate: and the present value of  ...
Francis Baily, 1808
9
Quantitative Methods in Finance
Most bonds, including the vast majority of government bonds, pay coupons half yearly, in which case the CFs will refer to the semi-annual coupon paid in each period, and the /s will be in half-yearly periods. Consequently, the yield to maturity ...
Terry J. Watsham, Keith Parramore, 1997
10
Basic Statistics
Similarly, to convert the annual trend to a half-yearly trend, divide a by 2 and 6 by 4. Example 17.10. The trend line obtained for annual data in example 17.8 is, Y = 772.11 + 15.65X (i) To convert the trend values from annual values, ...
B L Agarwal, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-YEARLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-yearly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CSIRO head sued over tech collapse
However, the 2008 half-yearly report found that revenue for the half-year period had fallen to $10m, and bad and doubtful debts had risen to ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Singapore Airlines lobbies Airbus, Boeing for ultra long-range jet
... Singapore Airlines CEO Mr Goh Choon Phong told Australian Business Traveller on the sidelines of a half-yearly gathering of Star Alliance ... «Australian Business Traveller, Jul 15»
3
Luxury homes in Kenya hit by expatriates' budget caps
However, a 0.7 per cent increase was recorded half-yearly and annually for the period between March 2014 and March 2015. Knight Frank ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
4
Dairy Crest trading in line with management expectations
The group expects to issue its half-yearly trading update on September 22, and its interim results for the six months ending September 30, on ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
5
Universal Coal posts record Q4 output, sales
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South African coal miner Universal Coal has set its sights on doubling its projected half-yearly ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Important Releases To Continue Fueling Volatility
In addition to the quantitative details, half-yearly Testimony by the Fed Chair, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday becomes important to ... «FX Empire, Jul 15»
7
Trust discounts hit fresh record low at end of June
The industry average discount at the end of June sat at 2.2%, the lowest seen since records began in the 1970s, the AIC said in its half-yearly ... «Investment Week, Jul 15»
8
Sebi raises derivatives contract size to Rs 5 lakhs
The stock exchanges have been asked to review the lot size half-yearly. These reviews should be done with an advance notice of at least two ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
Kahramaa's profit for first six months reach QR737m
DOHA: Qatar Electricity and Water Company (Kahramaa) announced today its half-yearly results, which saw net profit rise to QR737m ... «Peninsula On-line, Jul 15»
10
ACB springs into action; 78 cases in 6 months registered!
... it has registered as many as 78 cases during first half-yearly raids. In these cases there are 93 officers and employees caught in the ACB net, ... «Nagpur Today, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Half-Yearly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/half-yearly>. Apr 2024 ».
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