(first half)

  • 1first half — ˈfirst half adjective [only before a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE first half profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first six months of the financial year: • Shares in the UK electronics group increased in price after they reported a 41%… …

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  • 2first-half — ˈfirst half adjective [only before a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE first half profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first six months of the financial year: • Shares in the UK electronics group increased in price after they reported a 41%… …

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  • 3first half — n the first of two equal periods of time that a sports match is divided into …

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  • 4first half — noun count * the first part of a sports match …

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  • 5first half — noun the first of two halves of play (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑half * * * first half UK US noun [countable] [singular first half plural …

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  • 6first half */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms first half : singular first half plural first halfs the first part of a sports match …

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  • 7first-half — adjective Occurring in the first half Polansky scored a first half goal to level the scores at 2 2 …

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  • 8first-half — adj. First half is used with these nouns: ↑penalty …

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  • 9first-half loss — ➔ loss * * * first half loss UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a company s loss calculated for the first half of its financial year: »The drug company announced on Monday that it is likely to make a greater than expected first half loss.… …

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  • 10first-half profit — UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a company s profit calculated for the first half of its financial year: »The company s first half profit quadrupled as network sales continued to boom. announce/post/report first half profits »The company… …

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