How do you use "yield" in a sentence?

The research yielded interesting results. The door finally yielded to his persistent pushing. This investment has a yield of five percent.

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Q: What does "yield" mean?

To produce or give way to something 'Yield' has several meanings: to produce or provide (results, crops, profits), to give way or surrender, or to give up control. In finance, yield refers to the return on an investment. On roads, 'yield' means to give way to other traffic (called 'give way' in British English).

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Meaning: To produce or give way to something

产生，屈服，收益

producir, ceder, rendimiento

産出する、譲る、利回り

산출하다, 양보하다, 수익률

'Yield' has several meanings: to produce or provide (results, crops, profits), to give way or surrender, or to give up control. In finance, yield refers to the return on an investment. On roads, 'yield' means to give way to other traffic (called 'give way' in British English).

「yield」有几个含义：产生或提供（结果、作物、利润），让步或投降，或放弃控制。在金融中，收益率指投资回报。在道路上，「yield」意味着给其他交通让路（在英式英语中称为「give way」）。

«Yield» tiene varios significados: producir o proporcionar (resultados, cosechas, ganancias), ceder o rendirse, o renunciar al control. En finanzas, yield se refiere al retorno de una inversión.

「yield」にはいくつかの意味があります：生産または提供する（結果、作物、利益）、譲る、または制御を諦める。金融では、利回りは投資収益を指します。

'Yield'는 여러 의미가 있습니다: 결과, 농작물, 이익 등을 산출하거나 제공하다, 양보하거나 굴복하다, 또는 통제권을 넘기다 등의 뜻이 있습니다. 금융에서 yield는 투자 수익률을 의미합니다. 도로에서 'yield'는 다른 차량에 양보하라는 뜻입니다(영국 영어에서는 'give way'라고 합니다).

Examples

The research yielded interesting results.
这项研究产生了有趣的结果。
La investigación produjo resultados interesantes.
その研究は興味深い結果をもたらしました。
그 연구는 흥미로운 결과를 가져왔습니다.
The door finally yielded to his persistent pushing.
门终于在他持续的推动下打开了。
La puerta finalmente cedió a su empuje persistente.
ドアはついに彼の執拗な押しに屈しました。
문은 마침내 그의 끈질긴 밀어붙임에 열렸습니다.
This investment has a yield of five percent.
这项投资的收益率为百分之五。
Esta inversión tiene un rendimiento del cinco por ciento.
この投資は5%の利回りがあります。
이 투자는 5%의 수익률을 제공합니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'gieldan' meaning 'to pay' or 'to reward', of Germanic origin, related to German 'gelten' (to be worth). The sense of producing (a harvest yields crops) came from the idea of paying back.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal