biennium
noun
bi·en·ni·um bī-ˈe-nē-əm 
plural bienniums or biennia bī-ˈe-nē-ə
: a period of two years
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau projects the state will end the biennium with a $3.8 billion revenue surplus, nearly $2.9 billion more than was expected in June 2021. 
Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 Oregon’s unique kicker rebate is triggered when tax revenues for a biennium come in more than 2% above economists’ forecast from the start of the budget cycle, in this case the May 2021 revenue forecast. oregonlive, 18 May 2022 The request for higher education funding in the 2023-25 biennium includes a nearly $780 million increase to the Oregon Opportunity Grant and Oregon Promise, the state’s premier financial aid awards. oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022 To pay for the bill, the Oregon Legislative Revenue Office estimated in 2021 that the state would redirect about $5.6 million from the State School Fund in the first biennium — real money but a tiny fraction of the overall budget of $9.3 billion. oregonlive, 9 July 2022 That biennium budget won't be introduced or passed until lawmakers meet for the regular session in January, so some of the extra spending on government services will likely have to wait. Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2022 What that’s left us with is unprecedented balances for the current biennium. oregonlive, 18 May 2022 The UW System alone requested the state put $4.5 million more toward the Wisconsin Grant program in the 2021-23 biennium. Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2022 The overarching state budget agreement announced Monday increases total environment spending by $30 million for the biennium. Jennifer Bjorhus And Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021 See More
Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 Oregon’s unique kicker rebate is triggered when tax revenues for a biennium come in more than 2% above economists’ forecast from the start of the budget cycle, in this case the May 2021 revenue forecast. oregonlive, 18 May 2022 The request for higher education funding in the 2023-25 biennium includes a nearly $780 million increase to the Oregon Opportunity Grant and Oregon Promise, the state’s premier financial aid awards. oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022 To pay for the bill, the Oregon Legislative Revenue Office estimated in 2021 that the state would redirect about $5.6 million from the State School Fund in the first biennium — real money but a tiny fraction of the overall budget of $9.3 billion. oregonlive, 9 July 2022 That biennium budget won't be introduced or passed until lawmakers meet for the regular session in January, so some of the extra spending on government services will likely have to wait. Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2022 What that’s left us with is unprecedented balances for the current biennium. oregonlive, 18 May 2022 The UW System alone requested the state put $4.5 million more toward the Wisconsin Grant program in the 2021-23 biennium. Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2022 The overarching state budget agreement announced Monday increases total environment spending by $30 million for the biennium. Jennifer Bjorhus And Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin, from bi- + annus year — more at annual
First Known Use
1699, in the meaning defined above