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The correct spelling is yields.
How to pronounce yields
verb
Say it like: Yee-lds
The correct spelling is yields. To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite. For example: "Yield the right of way to pedestrians."
Usage Examples
“Yield the right of way to pedestrians.”
“They refuse to yield to the enemy.”
“Historically, that security yields a high return.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
- 2.To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
- 3.To give way; to allow another to pass first.
- 4.To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
- 5.To give, or give forth, (anything).
noun
- 1.Payment; tribute.
- 2.A product; the quantity of something produced.
- 3.The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- 4.Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
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