and a half
idiom
1
—used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the stated unit of measurement
My daughter is two and a half (years old).
The fish was a foot and a half long.
weighs ten and a half pounds
2
informal
—used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.
That was a meal and a half!
Renovating a house is a job and a half.
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Inside, the home was both inviting and spacious with five bedrooms, seven and a half bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen, a wine room, and a balcony off the primary suite offering views of Century City.
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Health care accounts for more than seventeen per cent of the U.S. economy, or around four and a half trillion dollars, but the revenues of just two companies—CVS/Aetna and UnitedHealth—account for nearly one in every seven dollars the nation spends on health care.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
On January 10, 2020, the actor and the singer announced their plan to marry, with both posting details of their lavish engagement on Instagram after a year and a half of dating.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Add one and a half teaspoons of sugar or half a teaspoon of salt for each cup of whole eggs.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Health care accounts for more than seventeen per cent of the U.S. economy, or around four and a half trillion dollars, but the revenues of just two companies—CVS/Aetna and UnitedHealth—account for nearly one in every seven dollars the nation spends on health care.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
On January 10, 2020, the actor and the singer announced their plan to marry, with both posting details of their lavish engagement on Instagram after a year and a half of dating.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Add one and a half teaspoons of sugar or half a teaspoon of salt for each cup of whole eggs.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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