Nearby Words
adjective
1.
occurring every two weeks.
2.
occurring twice a week; semiweekly.
noun
3.
a periodical issued every other week.
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Biweekly
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
adverb
4.
every two weeks.
5.
twice a week.
Can be confused: 1. bimonthly, biweekly, semimonthly (see usage note at bi-1); 2. biweekly, semiweekly (see usage note at bi-1).
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Example Sentences
- Biweekly programs let you get in an extra mortgage payment every year, reducing principal and interest sooner.
- Typically shareholders receive a weekly or biweekly delivery of a box of goods that includes what is in season at the time.
- The suit contends that the firms sent bogus biweekly account statements, showing modest profits, to investors.
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| biweekly (baɪˈwiːklɪ) | |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 1. | every two weeks |
| 2. | See bi- (often avoided because of confusion with sense 1) twice a week; semiweekly |
| —n , -lies | |
| 3. | a periodical published every two weeks |
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