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How to pronounce yield
Say it like this: /ˈjild/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does yield mean?
verbTo give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
“This method generally yields better results.”
To produce as return from an investment.
“Historically, that security yields a high return.”
To produce as a result.
“Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.”
nounA product.
Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.
“Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.”
The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
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