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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
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bills debt payment
VERB
produce
Synonyms
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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

Example Sentences

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The result was a 10-year yield that rose two of the past five trading days, including Friday, when it rose 0.032 percentage point to end at 4.344%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Analyst Takayuki Hara also cites the Japanese company’s structural growth in Japan’s rent-guarantee market, a tailwind from rent inflation, and attractive P/E and dividend yield relative to peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“The yield they get when you click on the branded checkout button is multiples of any other product that they have.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The 10-year Treasury yield increased 0.032 percentage point to 4.344% on Friday amid oil price and labor market volatility.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And if that didn’t yield anything...well, at least she’d tried.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.