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yields

/jiːldz/ /jildz/

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To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.

Examples :

"The company's generous bonus policy yields high employee satisfaction. "

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To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.

Examples :

"The apple tree yields a lot of fruit in the fall. "

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To give way; to allow another to pass first.

Examples :

"Yield the right of way to pedestrians."

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To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.

Examples :

"They refuse to yield to the enemy."

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To give, or give forth, (anything).

Examples :

"The apple tree yields a lot of fruit every autumn. "

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To give way; to succumb to a force.

Examples :

"The old bridge yields to the weight of heavy trucks. "

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To produce as return, as from an investment.

Examples :

"Historically, that security yields a high return."

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To produce as a result.

Examples :

"Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7."

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To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.

Examples :

"Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-."

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(of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.

Examples :

"The steel beam yields under the immense weight, bending permanently out of shape. "

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To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.

Examples :

"Even though he strongly disagreed, the student finally yields to the teacher's explanation of the math problem. "

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noun

Payment; tribute.

Examples :

"The annual harvest festival celebrates the land's yields, with villagers offering portions of their crops as a sign of gratitude. "

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A product; the quantity of something produced.

Examples :

"Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit."

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The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.

Examples :

"The stock's current yield is 3%. "

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Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.

Examples :

""Her stock portfolio's yields were significantly higher this year due to the tech boom." "

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