Report Abuse. Hello, Yes, 'biannual' means twice a year. It is biennial (note the spelling is ONE letter different!!!) that means every two years. You can also use the term semi-annual for twice a year. Now I was ready to tell you different and then I looked it up in this source: http://www.bartleby.com/68/34/834.html. This is always a great source for many language questions: www.bartleby.com --I was using the 'usage' section for this question.
Fortunately, depreciation does not continue at this rate, but it is still faster for new cars than for old ones. On average, a new car will lose as much as 19 percent of its value in its first year of ownership. That means that your $20,000 new car will be worth about $16,200 after just one year. With each successive year, the rate of depreciation decreases significantly. Check out the car depreciation chart to see how a new car may decrease in value over the first five years.
Average Car Price Affordable Only To Washington, DC Customers. By Cameron Aubernon on March 14, 2014. Unlike the average Beltway insider, a report by Interest.com claims the majority of medium-income American households in 24 of 25 cities studied cannot afford the average new-car price of $32,086. AOL Autos reports the study focused on each cityâs median income in relation to the new-car price average as pegged by Kelley Blue Book.