yield

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UK /ji:ld/

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v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To bend or break because of a strong force

At what pressure will this metal rod yield?

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To give way to someone or something else

We had to yield to his superior knowledge

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To produce, usually in agriculture or business

This field will yield a lot of corn, the corn is growing well

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Amount of crops grown

The yield this year was more than a ton of corn

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Amount of profit you make

The yield on my shares was about 7% last year

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To produce a certain amount of profit; result in

I think selling this house will yield more than 350,000 dollars

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To total to a certain amount, as in a calculation

The yield from selling all the books will be about $380

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To give way to pressure or influence; submit.

The soldiers were ordered to yield to the enemy.

n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe quality of being flexible.

The metal has a high yield, making it suitable for this application.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A sign indicating that one must give way to other traffic.

There is a yield sign at the intersection.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The income return on an investment.

The bond offers a high yield.

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To give way; to allow someone or something to go ahead.

The car yielded to the pedestrian in the crosswalk.

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5 Defensive Driving Strategies To Be A Safer, Smarter Driver

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Because the top two reasons for traffic crashes are failing to yield and following too close.
Because the top two reasons for traffic crashes are failing to yield and following too close.
Those two driving actions, failing to yield, failing to give way, and following too close, are simply attitudes about driving, it's your attitude towards driving.
Those two driving actions, failing to yield, failing to give way, and following too close, are simply attitudes about driving, it's your attitude towards driving.

It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters how you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

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The only way to succeed in any endeavor worth trying is to be willing to experiment, to try new things, knowing full well that many of them will yield failures.
The only way to succeed in any endeavor worth trying is to be willing to experiment, to try new things, knowing full well that many of them will yield failures.
that many of them will yield failures.
that many of them will yield failures.

How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide

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If they are open to it, having a careful, constructive conversation about how you can work better together can yield positive results.
If they are open to it, having a careful, constructive conversation about how you can work better together can yield positive results.
can yield positive results.
can yield positive results.

Billy

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Like, the yield is lower than people would think,
Like, the yield is lower than people would think,

Robert Mueller testimony LIVE: Former special counsel testifies on Russia investigation

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I YIELD BACK.
I YIELD BACK.
CONSENT AND YIELD TO MY
CONSENT AND YIELD TO MY

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He has to know the value of pH of his soil for a good yield.
He has to know the value of pH of his soil for a good yield.

Why is soil pH important to farmers? | #aumsum

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Thus, when a farmer has to grow any crop, he has to know the value of pH of his soil for a good yield.
Thus, when a farmer has to grow any crop, he has to know the value of pH of his soil for a good yield.

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MAYBE YIELD MORE RESULTS.
MAYBE YIELD MORE RESULTS.

EPISODE 1 - Ren: The Girl with the Mark - Season One

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The market doesn't yield much for him
The market doesn't yield much for him

Stave 2 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - The First of the Three Spirits

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He seemed to yield to the justice of this supposition, in spite of himself.
He seemed to yield to the justice of this supposition, in spite of himself.