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yields


Meanings
  • noun

    The amount of a crop that is harvested from a given area of land.

    - "The yield from our farm was excellent this year."
    - "The corn yield was high due to favorable weather conditions."
  • verb transitive

    To give in, surrender, or produce a result.

    - "The resistance finally yielded to the government's demands."
    - "The machine yielded a precise measurement."

Pronunciation




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Synonyms

bear , capitulate , cede , defer , give in , give up , give way , produce , relent , submit , succumb , supply , surrender , trade away , crop , fruits , gain , harvest , produce , return
Rhymes
Words rhyming with yields
reveals , makes , avails , ails , veils
Variants
List of all variants of yields that leads to same result
yield , yielded , yielding , yields , sustained yield , sustained yields , sustained-yield
Forms
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yields (noun), yield (verb)


Etymology
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Old English gied, giefan: to give, yield.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'yield' is related to the Old English word 'giefan', which means 'to give'.

  2. In finance, a 'yield' refers to the income return on an investment.

  3. The term 'yield sign' is a traffic sign indicating that drivers should slow down and prepare to stop.


Related Concepts
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  1. Harvest: The act of gathering ripe crops from the land.

  2. Crop rotation: A method of growing different types of crops in succession on the same land.


Culture
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In literature, 'yields' is often used metaphorically to describe the results or fruits of an action or effort.

How to Memorize "yields"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a field full of ripe crops being harvested, and the farmers carrying the yielded produce to storage.

  2. associate

    - Associate 'yields' with the idea of a successful outcome or harvest.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the phrase 'Yields are what farmers get when they grow things' to remember the definition.


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