Biweekly

Pronunciation

• enPR: bÄ«.wÄ“k'lÄ“, IPA: /baɪˈwiːkli/
• Rhymes: -iːk.li

Origin

- + week + -

Full definition of biweekly

Adjective

1. Occurring once every two weeks.
2. (chiefly British) Occurring twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

Usage notes

Like bimonthly and biennially, but unlike biannually, in the adjective and adverb senses, the prefix bi- applies to the week rather than to the events that occur, therefore giving the sense of “every two weeks”. Since the term is also used in the UK to mean “twice a week”, it is ambiguous there. In British English, for the sake of clarity, it is advisable to use one of the synonyms instead.

Synonyms

• (occurring once every two weeks) fortnightly
• (occurring twice a week) twice-weekly

Adverb

1. Every two weeks.
2. (chiefly British) Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

Synonyms

• (every two weeks) fortnightly
• (twice a week) twice weekly

Noun

1. Something that is published or released once every two weeks.The local paper is a biweekly.

Usage notes

Unlike with bimonthly and biannually, in the adjective and adverb senses, the prefix bi- applies to the week rather than to the events that occur, therefore giving the sense of “every two weeks”. Since the term is also used in the UK to mean “twice a week”, it is ambiguous there. For the sake of clarity, it is advisable to use one of the synonyms instead.