half-year

noun

1. 1. a period of 6 months

      the campaign lasted nearly a half-year

   2. ( as modifier )

      a half-year break

Example Sentences

Prosecutors asked US District Court Judge Indira Talwani to impose a 16 and a half-year sentence on Teixeira.

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Waitrose sales climbed 5% over the half-year, in a period which has seen the first opening of an in-store outlet from Gail’s bakery.

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This month the company announced that its latest half-year revenues were up to £13.4bn,

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The airport recorded half-year revenues of £488 million, a rise of 15.3% from a year earlier.

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The CST says it is a record half-year spike as there were 17 instances of university related antisemitism in the first six months of 2023.

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