biweekly

¹bi·week·ly

adjective \(ˌ)bī-ˈwē-klē\

Definition of BIWEEKLY

1

: occurring twice a week

2

: occurring every two weeks : fortnightly

See Usage Discussion at bi-

— biweekly adverb

Examples of BIWEEKLY

1. She attends biweekly classes and studies at the library every Saturday.
2. The biweekly mortgage loan was started in Canada and is now offered by lenders in the United States. This loan is similar to the standard fixed-rate loan except for the frequency of payments. Instead of making one monthly payment, the borrower makes a payment equal to one-half of the normal monthly payment every two weeks … —Stephen R. Mettling et al., Modern Residential Financing Methods, 1990
3. Last week ABC brought back Dick Cavett … and introduced syndicated newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin as Cavett's biweekly alternate (Thursday and Fridays). —Harry Waters, Newsweek, 6 Oct. 1986

First Known Use of BIWEEKLY

1832

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with BIWEEKLY

midweekly, newsweekly, triweekly

²bi·week·ly

noun \(ˌ)bī-ˈwē-klē\

Definition of BIWEEKLY

1

: a publication issued every two weeks

2

: semiweekly

First Known Use of BIWEEKLY

circa 1890

Other Publishing Terms

annotate, dreadful, emend, expurgate, factoid, jump, lobster shift, redaction, referee