Mono- /
Bi-/ Semi-/ Annual
“Mono”
is a prefix meaning “one” (1), as in monorail.
The other prefixes refer to
(denote) frequency of an act, such as:
Semi-weekly
= twice each week
“I would
like to be paid semi-weekly.”
Semi-Monthly
= twice each month, every half month
“I am paid
semi-monthly, right now.”
Bi-weekly
= every two weeks
"This
means I get a bi-weekly check for my
efforts.”
Bi-monthly
= every two months
“I used to
be paid bi-monthly; that was quite a stretch from paycheck to paycheck.”
Semi-annually
= twice a year; every six months
“I would
like to get a raise semi-annually.”
Annually =
once each year
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