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单词 half-yearly
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Definition of half-yearly in English:

half-yearly

adjective & adverbˌhɑːfˈjəːliˈhæf ˌjɪrli
  • 1At intervals of six months.

    as adjective the loan was to be repaid by 80 half-yearly instalments
    as adverb the interest will be paid half-yearly in June and December
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Shareholders will be paid a full-year dividend of 36 to 40 cents, or a half-yearly dividend of 27 cents.
    • Instead of two yearly examinations, we now have four half-yearly examinations (20 papers plus a dissertation and internal assessment).
    • In its half-yearly regional update, the World Bank said average growth in the East Asia region will fall to 4.6% in 2001 from 7.3% last year.
    • Interest would be paid half-yearly on January 30 and July 30, each year.
    • After the first term, new books containing the half-yearly and annual portions would be supplied to the kids.
    • This was part of a half-yearly exercise to assess the level of preparedness of the agencies concerned in meeting an oil spill.
    • Many of them were residents who paid by half-yearly instalments, who were told for some reason that their monthly instalments were in arrears.
    • I've had a look at the Northern Territory Treasury's half-yearly review of the fiscal situation, and I've uncovered from that, that there's three major policy initiatives since the last budget.
    • This morning I visited the vampire at the Health Centre to leave a blood sample for my half-yearly tests: cholesterol, blood sugar, PSA and whatever else.
    • I had my last half-yearly evaluation done today and it got me thinking - again.
    • Media buyers are pushing for more regular audits, saying the current half-yearly audits are too infrequent.
    • But he had actually paid in half-yearly instalments and handed over the first £660 in May, with the second payment not due until next month.
    • All that the villagers are expected to do is to make a recurring deposit of Rs.10 per month so that they could avail themselves of the benefit of half-yearly compound interest and obtain up to Rs.750 at the end of five years.
    • These bonds have a tenure of five years offering 6.6 per cent returns payable on a half-yearly basis: on October 1 and April 1.
    • The students of Padma Seshadri said their half-yearly exams last year were postponed to facilitate their participation in the talent fair.
    • There is a £10 half-yearly account maintenance charge.
    • The first half-yearly general meeting of the company was held at its office in King William Street, Adelaide on 27 July 1866.
    • For many years, these overdrafts were sufficiently low to be paid off as soon as he received his half-yearly salary from Christ Church.
    • A spokesman of the Finance Department said the loan would have an interest rate of 6.35 per cent per annum to be paid half-yearly on January 30 and July 30 each year.
    • The Enterprise Strategy Group's recommendations included setting up a steering group that would meet at least four times a year and provide input for a half-yearly Cabinet meeting dedicated to enterprise policy.
    1. 1.1as adjective Relating to half a financial year.
      half-yearly sales
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Norco chairman, Greg McNamara, congratulated management and staff on an outstanding half-yearly result.
      • Hilton is expected to post half-yearly pre-tax profits of between £165m and £175m, compared with £110m last time.
      • The interim results for the six month period to February 29 of this year showed a 28 per cent fall in half-yearly pre-tax profits from about £91 million to £65 million.
      • Cigarette group Gallaher is tipped to report half-yearly pre-tax profits of £257m over last year's £241m on Wednesday.
      • From next year, unlisted, publicly issued companies will be required by law to disclose half-yearly and quarterly financial reports, both of which will have to be audited.
 
 

Definition of half-yearly in US English:

half-yearly

adjective & adverbˈhaf ˌyirlēˈhæf ˌjɪrli
  • At intervals of six months.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In its half-yearly regional update, the World Bank said average growth in the East Asia region will fall to 4.6% in 2001 from 7.3% last year.
    • I've had a look at the Northern Territory Treasury's half-yearly review of the fiscal situation, and I've uncovered from that, that there's three major policy initiatives since the last budget.
    • But he had actually paid in half-yearly instalments and handed over the first £660 in May, with the second payment not due until next month.
    • Shareholders will be paid a full-year dividend of 36 to 40 cents, or a half-yearly dividend of 27 cents.
    • The Enterprise Strategy Group's recommendations included setting up a steering group that would meet at least four times a year and provide input for a half-yearly Cabinet meeting dedicated to enterprise policy.
    • I had my last half-yearly evaluation done today and it got me thinking - again.
    • These bonds have a tenure of five years offering 6.6 per cent returns payable on a half-yearly basis: on October 1 and April 1.
    • All that the villagers are expected to do is to make a recurring deposit of Rs.10 per month so that they could avail themselves of the benefit of half-yearly compound interest and obtain up to Rs.750 at the end of five years.
    • The students of Padma Seshadri said their half-yearly exams last year were postponed to facilitate their participation in the talent fair.
    • Media buyers are pushing for more regular audits, saying the current half-yearly audits are too infrequent.
    • Many of them were residents who paid by half-yearly instalments, who were told for some reason that their monthly instalments were in arrears.
    • For many years, these overdrafts were sufficiently low to be paid off as soon as he received his half-yearly salary from Christ Church.
    • Instead of two yearly examinations, we now have four half-yearly examinations (20 papers plus a dissertation and internal assessment).
    • A spokesman of the Finance Department said the loan would have an interest rate of 6.35 per cent per annum to be paid half-yearly on January 30 and July 30 each year.
    • This morning I visited the vampire at the Health Centre to leave a blood sample for my half-yearly tests: cholesterol, blood sugar, PSA and whatever else.
    • After the first term, new books containing the half-yearly and annual portions would be supplied to the kids.
    • There is a £10 half-yearly account maintenance charge.
    • The first half-yearly general meeting of the company was held at its office in King William Street, Adelaide on 27 July 1866.
    • Interest would be paid half-yearly on January 30 and July 30, each year.
    • This was part of a half-yearly exercise to assess the level of preparedness of the agencies concerned in meeting an oil spill.
 
 
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