an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip. 2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 3. a statement of reasons, causes, etc., explaining some event. 4. reason; basis:
Biweekly means once every two weeks or twice a week. Bimonthly means once every two months or twice a month. It seems to me that this confusion is perpetuated by âauthoritiesâ who have accepted the generally misunderstood use of the words. The English prefixes bi- and semi- are often mixed up by native speakers.
Todayâs announcement that New York magazine will begin publishing biweekly gives rise to a longstanding question: Just what the hell does âbiweeklyâ mean, anyway? The unfortunate answer is that it means both âtwice a weekâ and âevery two weeks,â and there is no ârightâ meaning. The situation is the same with âbimonthly,â which can mean âtwice a monthâ and âevery two months.â. It all depends on the context, and usually, people using the word make the assumption that everyone knows what they mean.