and a half
idiom
1
—used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the stated unit of measurement
My daughter is two and a half (years old).
The fish was a foot and a half long.
weighs ten and a half pounds
2
informal
—used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.
That was a meal and a half!
Renovating a house is a job and a half.
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Spending on services overall rose just 0.1% in May, the lowest one-month increase in four and a half years.
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Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 28 June 2025
And spending on services ticked up just 0.1% in May, the smallest monthly increase in four and a half years.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Their pacing is like a dance, dipping and rising while always staying within the lines for four and a half minutes of lyrical seduction.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The work area spanned about one and a half football fields, but almost every square yard showed traces of ancient Roman activity, the excavation director Martha Zur-Schaepers said in the release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 28 June 2025
And spending on services ticked up just 0.1% in May, the smallest monthly increase in four and a half years.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Their pacing is like a dance, dipping and rising while always staying within the lines for four and a half minutes of lyrical seduction.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The work area spanned about one and a half football fields, but almost every square yard showed traces of ancient Roman activity, the excavation director Martha Zur-Schaepers said in the release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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