>>> I thought, that bi-weekly means, what you receive your pay check every second week.
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>>No, it means twice per week. As in bi-centenial (fifty years)
>>No big deal, best,
>>Viv
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>So, it should be "Every other week". Is it a correct term or what would you use?
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>Thanks in advance.

Naomi,

As Phil pointed out, you had it right. Viv had it wrong. Bi-weekly means every other week. Semi-monthly is twice a month. The difference between those two is with bi-weekly you get 26 checks a year and with semi-monthly you'll get 24 checks per year.

HTH,
Chad