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half-yearly

 
 
adjective [before noun] ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

Definition

half-yearly financial statements, payments, etc. are published or made every six months: Fund managers will send out regular half-yearly valuations and comments on the performance of the portfolio. half-yearly results/reports/profits half-yearly accounts/figures
half yearly adverb Most funds only pay out quarterly or half yearly.
(Definition of half-yearly adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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