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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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"At the moment we survived six months, so let's see, there's another five and a half to go, so hopefully things will get better," he said.

From BBC

He also thought referee Rob Jones should have shown City defender Ruben Dias a second yellow card in the second half.

From BBC

This discourages hiring and keeps nearly half the workforce in the informal economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Can she claim her Social Security benefits now at a reduced rate and, at age 67, switch to collecting half of my full benefits?

From MarketWatch

Incidents involving threats and physical injury in the first 10 weeks this school year declined by almost half to 142.

From The Wall Street Journal