1.
Half-yearly means happening in the middle of a calendar year or a financial year. (BRIT; in AM, use semiannual )
...the Central Bank’s ~ report on the state of the economy.
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2.
A company’s ~ profits are the profits that it makes in six months. (BRIT; in AM, use semiannual )
The company announced a ~ profit of just ?2 million.
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3.
Half-yearly means happening twice a year, with six months between each event. (BRIT; in AM, use semiannual )
...~ payments.
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