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What (who) is fortnightly - definition
TIME PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS
Fortnightly; Bi-weekly; Fortnights; Lunar fortnight; Fort night; Fort nights; Fourteen Days; Two-week; Fortknight; Forenight
fortnightly
Brit.
¦ adjective happening or produced every two weeks.
¦ adverb every two weeks.
Fortnightly
·adv Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.
II. Fortnightly ·adj Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other publication.
fortnightly
A fortnightly event or publication happens or appears once every two weeks. (BRIT)
...an exciting new fortnightly magazine.
ADJ: ADJ n
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They recently put my rent up and I pay it fortnightly.
ADV: ADV after v
Wikipedia
Fortnight
A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks). The word derives from the Old English term fēowertīene niht, meaning "fourteen nights" (or "fourteen days", since the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights).
Examples of use of fortnightly
1. This column appears fortnightly. d_rabinovitch@yahoo.co.uk
2. Fortnightly rubbish collections: branded an unworkable mess Fortnightly rubbish collections have been branded an unworkable mess likely to increase fly–tipping, confuse the public and provoke protest riots.
3. Yes, in areas with fortnightly collections Ministers are determined to override public opposition and concerns over health risks by expanding use of fortnightly rubbish collections.
4. Fortnightly collections rely on sealed and lockable containers.
5. Fortnightly collections have now been brought in by 180 councils.