Does bi-weekly mean twice a week

[KitchenWitch]

or every two weeks?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. It means your week goes both ways

[sendero]

4. Some psychiatrists think..

... that there is no such think as biweekly. The week will eventually gravitate to Saturday or Sunday.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. I believe the week goes in a bell fashion with one day gravitating

strongly toward Saturday...one day gravitating back toward Sunday and the rest firmly in the middle

[KitchenWitch]

5. smartypants!

I want to clear this up because of something I saw on the Walmart Facts website. It says that family coverage is offered for as low as $70.50 bi-weekly.

Doing the math... $5.15 x 40 = $206 gross

4.33 weeks per month ----> $892.66 gross per month if the insurance premium is deducted at a rate of every two weeks the premium would be $152.75 per month.

If it is deducted twice a week it is $610.99

Either way it is not affordable for someone working for Walmart!

[catzies]

7. If it helps, think of it like this

There are 12 months in a year, so getting paid semi-monthly means getting 24 checks a year.

There are 52 weeks in a year so getting paid bi-weekly means getting 26 checks a year.

[KitchenWitch]

8. Thanks

something about actually spelling it out in more concrete words makes it more understandable (not you, our society in general...)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. Sorry I wasn't mocking the question

just having a bit of fun :D (with the complete knowledge that someone much more useful than I would happen upon this thread and actually answer your question)

[KitchenWitch]

11. no offense taken

we are in the Lounge, after all! This is not GD.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. thanks for the reminder :)

[punpirate]

2. Bi-weekly is...

... once every two weeks. Semi-weekly is twice a week.

Cheers.

[Zomby Woof]

3. every 2 weeks

"Twice weekly" is the best way to mean twice weekly.

[Osamasux]

6. That's a good built-in excuse.

Don't mess with it.