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Definition of biweekly

biweekly

/ˌbaɪˈwiːkli/
bi · week · ly

Plural:biweeklies
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biweekly Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Occurring, appearing, or done every two weeks.

Example

"Employees at the company receive a biweekly paycheck on alternating Fridays."


2

Occurring, appearing, or done twice a week.

Example

"The language course includes biweekly tutoring sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays."

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• adverb

1

Every two weeks; at two-week intervals.

Example

"The neighborhood recycling bins are collected biweekly by the municipal waste department."


2

Twice a week.

Example

"During the peak growing season, the community garden beds must be watered biweekly."

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• noun

1

A periodical, newsletter, or newspaper published every two weeks or twice a week.

Example

"She began her journalism career writing book reviews for a local arts biweekly."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Because "biweekly" can mean either "every two weeks" or "twice a week," it is notoriously ambiguous in formal and business contexts; to ensure clarity, many writers prefer using "every two weeks" (or "fortnightly" in British English) for the former and "semiweekly" or "twice a week" for the latter.

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