biweekly

See also: bi-weekly

English

Alternative forms

• bi-weekly

Etymology

From bi- +‎ week +‎ -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- +‎ weekly.

Pronunciation

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• enPR: bī.wēk'lē, IPA^(key): /baɪˈwiːkli/
• Rhymes: -iːk.li

Adjective

biweekly (not comparable)

1. Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
2. Occurring twice a week.

Usage notes

For maximum clarity, writing "every 2 weeks" or "twice a week" is advisable (regardless of correctness or incorrectness of "biweekly" in either sense). See also bimonthly.

Synonyms

• (occurring once every two weeks): fortnightly, twi-weekly
• (occurring twice a week): twice-weekly, semiweekly

Translations

occurring every two weeks

• Basque: hamabosteroko
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 两周一次

• Danish: hver anden uge
• Dutch: om de week
• Finnish: joka toinen viikko tapahtuva, vuoroviikoittainen
• French: bimensuel
• Galician: quincenal (gl)
• German: alle zwei Wochen, vierzehntägig (de)
• Hungarian: kéthetenkénti (hu)
• Polish: codwutygodniowy, dwutygodniowy (pl)
• Portuguese: quinzenal (pt)
• Russian: раз в две недели (raz v dve nedeli)
• Spanish: quincenal (es)
• Swedish: varannan vecka
• Thai: ทุกสองอาทิตย์ (túk-sɔ̌ɔng-aa-tít), ทุกสองสัปดาห์ (túk-sɔ̌ɔng-sàp-daa)

occurring twice a week

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一周两次

• Dutch: tweemaal per week
• Finnish: kahdesti viikossa tapahtuva
• French: bihebdomadaire (fr)
• Galician: bisemanal
• German: zweimal pro Woche
• Hungarian: hetente/heti kétszeri
• Italian: bisettimanale
• Polish: copółtygodniowy (neologism)
• Portuguese: bissemanal (pt)
• Spanish: bisemanal (es)
• Swedish: två gånger i veckan
• Thai: อาทิตย์ละสองครั้ง (aa-tít-lá-sɔ̌ɔng-kráng), สัปดาห์ละสองครั้ง (sàp-daa-lá-sɔ̌ɔng-kráng)

Adverb

biweekly (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

• (every two weeks): fortnightly
• (twice a week): twice weekly, semi-weekly

Translations

every two weeks

• Catalan: cada dues setmanes, quinzenal (every 15 days or twice a month)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 两周一次

• Finnish: joka toinen viikko
• French: toutes les deux semaines, tous les quinze jours, quinzomadairement (fr) f
• Galician: cada dúas semanas, quincenal (gl) (every 15 days or twice a month)
• German: alle zwei Wochen, zweiwöchentlich (de)
• Hungarian: kéthetente (hu), kéthetenként (hu)
• Italian: ogni due settimane
• Polish: codwutygodniowo, dwutygodniowo
• Portuguese: uma vez a cada duas semanas
• Russian: раз в две недели (raz v dve nedeli), каждые две недели (každyje dve nedeli)
• Spanish: cada dos semanas, quincenal (es) (every 15 days or twice a month)

twice a week

• Catalan: dos cops per setmana
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一周两次

• Finnish: kahdesti viikossa
• French: bihebdomadairement (fr), deux fois par semaine
• Galician: dúas veces por semana
• German: zweimal pro Woche
• Hungarian: hetente/heti kétszer
• Italian: due volte alla settimana
• Polish: dwa razy w tygodniu, dwa razy na tydzień, copółtygodniowo (neologism)
• Portuguese: duas vezes por semana
• Russian: два раза в неделю (dva raza v nedelju), два́жды в неделю (dváždy v nedelju)
• Spanish: dos veces por semana

Noun

biweekly (plural biweeklies)

1. Something that is published or released once every two weeks.

   The local paper is a biweekly.

Translations

something published or released once every two weeks

• Basque: hamaboskari
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 双周刊

• Finnish: joka toinen viikko ilmestyvä (julkaisu)
• French: bimensuel (fr) m, quinzomadaire (fr) m
• Polish: dwutygodnik (pl) m
• Spanish: bisemanario (es) m
• Thai: รายปักษ์ (raai-bpàk)

See also

• semiweekly
• fortnightly (UK)