fortnightly vs biweekly

Both 'fortnightly' and 'biweekly' are correct terms used to describe something that occurs every two weeks. The choice between them depends on regional preferences, with 'fortnightly' being more common in British English and 'biweekly' in American English.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

fortnightly

This term is correct and commonly used in British English to describe something that occurs every two weeks.

Use 'fortnightly' to describe events, payments, or occurrences that happen every two weeks, especially in British English.

Examples:

The magazine is published fortnightly.
She receives her salary fortnightly.

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Well, because fortnightly bin collections are the direct result of the EU's Landfill Directive, which was supported in this Chamber by the British Labour Party and the Conservatives.
- Reporting to be fortnightly for the first 3 months of the pandemic.
I'll also expect a fortnightly report on Keith's search for work.
(5) Details should be given of the information that Member States must forward to the Commission so that a fortnightly statistical report on the state of intervention stocks of cereals can be compiled.
The frequency may be reduced to fortnightly testing if satisfactory results are obtained on six consecutive weeks.
According to the complaint which some of them have lodged, they do not enjoy even the most basic rights: they have no social-security cover, they are not entitled to a family allowance and they even have to pay their own fortnightly travel expenses.
Whether it is post office closures or fortnightly bin collections, the finger always gets pointed elsewhere and the corruptive influence of Brussels does not appear on the radar.
Yes, so you get schedule changes fortnightly.
Subject: Publication of the fortnightly newsletter Europa van Morgen
Publication of the fortnightly newsletter Europa van Morgen
- Reporting to be fortnightly for the first 3 months of the pandemic.
Driving times measured on a fortnightly basis are a cornerstone of the social provisions, and compliance should accordingly be ascertainable.
Mr President, the fortnightly retrial in Libya of the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor - ongoing since 13 June - resumes again tomorrow.
Exceeding the maximum six-day or fortnightly driving time limits by margins of 25 % or more.
From this perspective, the Commission has recently requested Member States to provide, on a fortnightly basis to Eurostat, statistical data on asylum requests and illegal entries of Afghan citizens.
The judgment states that time spent driving vehicles without a checking device must be recorded as other working time and factored in when calculating driving time on a fortnightly basis.
exceeding the maximum daily, six-day or fortnightly driving time limits by a margin of 20% or more;
price levels will be recorded on a fortnightly basis and weighted by the respective quantities.
(a) exceeding the maximum daily, six-day or fortnightly driving time limits by a margin of 10% or more;
However, the indexation mechanism of the Agreement includes a fortnightly resetting of the rates of the three components, which is why the indexation is floating.

Alternatives:

every two weeks
every other week
every 14 days
biweekly
semi-monthly

biweekly

This term is correct and commonly used in American English to describe something that occurs every two weeks.

Use 'biweekly' to describe events, payments, or occurrences that happen every two weeks, especially in American English.