IPA: /ˌsɛmɪˈmʌnθli/
KK: /ˌsɛmɪˈmʌnθli/
Happening two times in a month.
The company pays its employees semimonthly, on the 15th and the last day of each month.
Occurring two times in a month.
The company pays its employees semimonthly, on the 15th and the last day of each month.
A term used to describe something that occurs twice a month.
The magazine is published semimonthly, so you can expect two issues each month.
Semimonthly → It is formed from "semi-" (meaning half) and "monthly" (from Latin "mensis", meaning month). The word "semimonthly" refers to an event occurring half as often as monthly, specifically twice a month.
Think of 'half' ('semi-') of a 'month' — that's why semimonthly means something that happens twice in a month.