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yield

[yeeld] / yild /
NOUN
production of labor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crop earnings harvest income output profit return revenue turnout
STRONG
outturn produce takings
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bills debt payment
VERB
produce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow bring in earn generate give offer pay provide supply
STRONG
accrue admit afford beam bear blossom discharge furnish net proffer return tender
WEAK
bring forth give off hold out sell for turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny hold keep lose refuse take withhold withstand
WEAK
counter disallow disapprove oppose prevent reject veto
VERB
give in, surrender
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bow buy capitulate give up give way leave succumb
STRONG
abandon abdicate bend break cede collapse crumple defer fold go knuckle relax relent relinquish resign sag submit
WEAK
admit defeat back down call it quits cave in come to terms fold up give oneself over hand over knuckle under lay down arms let go part with suffer defeat throw in the towel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
defend fight
STRONG
agree assert build hide hold increase keep retain rise stay straighten
WEAK
counter deny disallow disapprove oppose prevent refuse reject veto withhold
VERB
grant, allow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept agree bow concede fail surrender
STRONG
accede acknowledge acquiesce admit assent break comply concur consent defer permit waive
WEAK
fit in go along with go with the flow play the game toe the line toe the mark
Antonyms
STRONGEST
contradict decline disagree dispute dissent fight refuse reject repudiate win
STRONG
deny differ disallow disapprove object oppose protest
WEAK
counter prevent veto withhold

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We always look to find investments at a price that should yield a lot of upside and not a lot of downside when we model draconian assumptions about potential scenarios.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The 10-year German Bund yield fell 2.6 basis points to 3.012%, while the 10-year Italian BTP yield was down 3.6 basis points at 3.767%, according to Tradeweb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

That makes for an annualized payout of $1.12, for a dividend yield of 2.10%, based on Tuesday’s closing price of $53.35.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "not going to yield" to pressure from the US president to join the conflict in Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“I have refused Hamlet's letters and avoided his presence, as you, dear Father, have commanded. Here, I yield you this, its seal unbroken.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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