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half again

half again phrase: one and a half times, 150%.

Phrase

half again

  1. One and a half times, 150%.
    • half again as long
    • George just talked to a friend of his downtown; he has a new job for Gus! And, it pays half again as much as he's been making.1965, Robert Riley Crutcher, “What's Buggin' Hazel”, in William D. Russell, director, Hazel, season 4, episode 22, spoken by Dorothy Baxter (Whitney Blake)

Questions about half again

What does half again mean?
Half again means one and a half times, 150%.
What part of speech is half again?
Half again is a phrase.

Words near half again in the dictionary

  1. half a mile
  2. half a mind
  3. half a mo
  4. half adder
  5. half adders
  6. half again
  7. half an eye
  8. half and half
  9. half and halfs
  10. half ass
  11. half asses

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