Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A period of six months; one half of a calendar year; also, half of a school year, whatever its length.
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- noun The
period of time equal tohalf ayear .
Etymologies
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Examples
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They are called the half-year convention and the last- or mid- quarter convention.
MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK CHARLES J. GIVENS 1995
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They are called the half-year convention and the last- or mid- quarter convention.
MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK CHARLES J. GIVENS 1995
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1 For more information we refer to the half-year financial report of Leasinvest Real Estate.
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Last July, when USA TODAY wrote about Leo a half-year after the earthquake, he and Therissa were living in a tent on the rubble-strewn streets of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti survivors rebuild lives, but some wounds slow to heal 2011
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Last July, when USA TODAY wrote about Leo a half-year after the earthquake, he and Therissa were living in a tent on the rubble-strewn streets of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti survivors rebuild lives, but some wounds slow to heal 2011
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The latest number marks the biggest half-year inflow in that period in a decade.
Australia's Booming Economy and Shortage of Workers Attract Greeks Geoffrey Rogow 2012
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The company hasn't confirmed a release date for its half-year earnings.
Diageo Sales Rise Simon Zekaria 2011
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She knew that her secretary of defense had been touring various sections of the Federation over the past half-year, examining rebuilding efforts as they tried to fully recover from the Borg invasion.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The company hasn't confirmed a release date for its half-year earnings.
Diageo Sales Rise Simon Zekaria 2011
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Last July, when USA TODAY wrote about Leo a half-year after the earthquake, he and Therissa were living in a tent on the rubble-strewn streets of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti survivors rebuild lives, but some wounds slow to heal 2011
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