Yield (verb/noun)

1. Verb:
   • To produce or provide (e.g., crops, results, or profits).
   • To give way to pressure or force, allowing something to move or change.
   • To surrender or relinquish control, possession, or power to another.
   • To comply with or agree to a demand, request, or pressure.
2. Noun:
   • The amount produced or provided, especially in relation to agricultural products or financial returns.
   • The income generated from an investment, typically expressed as a percentage.

Prepositions

• Before: Often used with verbs and nouns, not commonly preceded by prepositions.
• After: Can follow “to” (e.g., “yield to pressure”), “from” (e.g., “yield from investment”), “of” (e.g., “yield of crops”).

Collocations

• Yield results
• Yield to pressure
• Yield to temptation
• Yield a profit
• High yield
• Crop yield
• Yield curve
• Yield sign
• Yield return
• Yield management

Example Sentences

1. The farm yielded a bountiful harvest this season.
2. He finally yielded to her demands after hours of negotiation.
3. The experiment yielded surprising results.
4. The bond yield has decreased significantly this year.
5. Drivers must yield to pedestrians at crosswalks.
6. The company expects to yield a significant profit from the new product.
7. The soil in this area yields high-quality vegetables.
8. She yielded her seat to the elderly man on the bus.
9. The old machine yielded to the pressure and broke down.
10. They yielded control of the project to the new manager.
11. The investment yielded a 5% return over the year.
12. He refused to yield to their threats.
13. The yield on the ten-year bond has increased.
14. The plant yields a fragrant flower in the spring.
15. She yielded to the temptation to have dessert.
16. The yield from the apple orchard was better than expected.
17. He had to yield his position to a more experienced colleague.
18. The new policy is expected to yield positive results.
19. The scientist hoped the research would yield new insights.
20. The field yielded a record amount of wheat this year.
21. The board decided to yield to the shareholders’ demands.
22. The yield of the crop was affected by the drought.
23. The car failed to yield at the intersection, causing an accident.
24. The experiment yielded a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
25. The yield on savings accounts is currently very low.
26. The vineyard yields an exceptional wine each year.
27. He was reluctant to yield control of the project.
28. The negotiations yielded a favorable agreement for both parties.
29. The yield on the investment portfolio was impressive.
30. The research yielded no conclusive results.
31. The project yielded valuable data for the study.
32. She had to yield to the overwhelming evidence.
33. The yield on the stock was higher than expected.
34. The garden yielded a variety of vegetables and herbs.
35. He refused to yield his position, even under pressure.
36. The yield from the cornfield was the highest in years.
37. The policy change is expected to yield significant benefits.
38. The study yielded unexpected findings about the disease.
39. The company’s investments yielded a substantial profit.
40. The orchard yields fruit every autumn.
41. The yield on the certificate of deposit is guaranteed.
42. She finally yielded to the persistent requests.
43. The process yields a high-quality product.
44. The yield curve is an important indicator in economics.
45. The machine yielded under the heavy load.
46. The land yields a good crop every year.
47. The decision yielded mixed reactions from the public.
48. The yield from the oil well was lower than anticipated.
49. The study yielded insights into human behavior.
50. The negotiation yielded a compromise that satisfied both sides.