biweekly
pronunciation
How to pronounce biweekly in British English:
UK [baɪ'wi:klɪ]
How to pronounce biweekly in American English:
US [baɪ'wiklɪ]
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- Noun:
- a periodical that is published biweekly
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- Adjective:
- occurring twice a week
- occurring every two weeks
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- Adverb:
- twice a week
- every two weeks
Word Origin
- biweekly (adj.)
- also bi-weekly, 1865, from bi- + weekly. The sense "twice a week" is the first attested, but that of "every two weeks" is equally implied.
Example
- 1. Every teacher is assigned a coach , who helps them improve and hone their craft in weekly or biweekly meetings .
- 2. The strong cold air occurrences affecting guangzhou and their biweekly oscillation during the last 55 years .
- 3. Keith feels blessed as he reaches out to hundreds of college and high school baseball coaches through his biweekly devotions .
- 4. Now , however , the regime may be able to live with quite a few more weeks of biweekly demonstrations .
- 5. With the biweekly mortgage payment plan the borrower makes payments on his mortgage every two weeks , instead of once a month .