biannual
pronunciation
How to pronounce biannual in British English:
UK [baɪˈænjuəl]
How to pronounce biannual in American English:
US [baɪˈænjuəl]
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- Adjective:
- occurring or payable twice each year
Word Origin
- biannual (adj.)
- also bi-annual; "occurring every six months, twice a year," 1837, from bi- + annual. Related: Biannually; bi-annually.
Example
- 1. Biannual research by the human resources consultancy towers perrin , for example , has found no sustained rise in employee engagement levels across europe .
- 2. The idea that growing wealth offsets high tax prices fits with evidence from a biannual survey of charitable donors by bank of america and the center on philanthropy at the university of indiana .
- 3. That same year the two governments began holding biannual gatherings for defense ministry officials and arms industry exporters and an annual strategic cooperation conference between intelligence officials .
- 4. In its biannual country risk survey , euromoney magazine optimistically gives china a risk rating of 61.5 points ( 100 being least risky ) , compared to 75.7 for the united states and a 53.7 for india .
- 5. But the impact of the economic crisis on people 's purchasing power is set to offset much of the benefit of lower agricultural commodities prices , the fao said in its biannual food outlook report .