half-yearly

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Premier Inn owner Whitbread posted a 44% rise in half-yearly profit on Wednesday, helped by strong demand and resilient spending at its pubs and restaurants.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

But, with the backdated payments he was originally asked for his £175 regular half-yearly payment plus £779 of arrears that he was not expecting.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

Abrdn said last year it would take longer to grow its revenues and boost profitability after half-yearly profit missed expectations, as outflows surged and cautious investors shunned riskier investments.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2023

China's foreign ministry in Hong Kong urged the British government to stop its "so-called half-yearly report on Hong Kong", state media reported on Friday.

From Reuters • Jan. 13, 2023

It's the half-yearly dividend on his five hundred, at the rate of seventy per cent.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various