biennium
Americannoun
plural
bienniums, bienniaEtymology
Origin of biennium
1895–1900; < Latin, equivalent to bi- bi- 1 + -enn- (combining form of annus year) + -ium -ium
Example Sentences
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DNR’s presentation noted the agency received only a little more than $25 million of the $34.2 million allocation it requested from the state for the 2023-25 biennium.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Hernandez said the letter ignores that lawmakers have set aside funds to air condition Texas prisons, including $85 million allocated for the upcoming biennium.
From Salon • Aug. 22, 2023
The agency plans to spend $2.47 billion on transit operations in 2023-24, an increase from $1.98 billion the past biennium, plus additional capital grants and spending.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023
It is expected to reduce state revenues by $340,000 in the 2025-2027 biennium, and $9.3 million from 2027-2029.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023
In reply to a question Conseil asked me about the growth rate of these colossal barriers, I thoroughly amazed him by saying that scientists put it at an eighth of an inch per biennium.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
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