biannual

adj.

1. Happening twice each year; semiannual.
2. Occurring every two years; biennial.

biannually bi·an'nu·al·ly adv.

Occurring twice a year; same as Semiannual. Contrast with Biennial=occurring every two years.

Occurring twice a year. Same as semiannual. Contrast with biennial.
Example: Under a lease, Abel is required to make biannual rent payments, one in January and one in July.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Occurring or payable twice each year.

Tutor's tip: Please note the difference between "biannual" (twice a year) and "biennial" (every two years)!

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hvert andet år, halvårligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
twee maal per jaar

Français (French)
adj. - bisannuel, semestriel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - halbjährlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ημιετήσιος, εξαμηνιαίος

Italiano (Italian)
biannuale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - que acontece duas vezes por ano, semestral

Русский (Russian)
выходящий дважды в год

Español (Spanish)
adj. - semestral

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - halvårsvis

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一年二次的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 一年二次的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 한 해 두 번의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 年二回の, 半年ごとの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتان في السنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חצי-שנתי‬

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