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UK
/jˈiːld/
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[ US /ˈjiɫd/ ]
[ US /ˈjiɫd/ ]
VERB
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
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be flexible under stress of physical force
This material doesn't give - give in, as to influence or pressure
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bring in
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
interest-bearing accounts - cease opposition; stop fighting
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end resistance, as under pressure or force
The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram -
give or supply
The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
The estate renders some revenue for the family
This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn -
move in order to make room for someone for something
`Move over,' he told the crowd
The park gave way to a supermarket - be fatally overwhelmed
- consent reluctantly
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be the cause or source of
Our meeting afforded much interesting information
He gave me a lot of trouble -
be willing to concede
I grant you this much -
cause to happen or be responsible for
His two singles gave the team the victory
NOUN
- production of a certain amount
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the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
the average return was about 5% - an amount of a product
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the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
production was up in the second quarter
How To Use yield In A Sentence
- Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
- This would allow them to absorb more carbon dioxide and boost yields. The Sun
- This would allow them to absorb more carbon dioxide and boost yields. The Sun
- This means the circumference is about 1000 meters, so v is 1000 meters per minute, which yields a simulated gravity about 1/6 of Earth's -- the same as the moon (though the people inside move as though the gravity is Earth-normal). 8/1/08: Launch Pad, day 2
- The latter batch should yield about 1000 pumice-concrete solid bricks measuring 25 × 12 × 10 cm and displaying a compression strength of roughly 25 kg/cm² after approximately 3 months 'curing time. 3. Precast Pumice-Concrete Building Members
- A series of molecules that Bennett has developed are unique because they have the potential to yield insulated nano-scale wires.
- While the market may have still further to fall, the bear case now has to contend with yields on leading company shares that are standing not just in excess of base rate, but also above the yield on long-dated government bonds.
- The Duke's foray into the world of contemporary art yielded equally predictable results. Times, Sunday Times
- Archaeology does not yield reliable information about paganism.
- Net interest income dropped to $256.4 million, primarily due to the low market-interest rates that resulted in lower yields on mortgage-related interest-earning assets as customers refinanced to lower mortgage rates and new loans and asset purchases were at the current low market interest rates. Hudson City Bancorp Swings to Loss
