7 example sentences using yield.
Yield used in a sentence
Yield in a sentence as a noun
If yields don't move, his P&L will be zero.
Lua supports coroutines, so a function can just yield.
Interest rates are expected to rise, but only slightly with the 90-day T-bill yield.
But the only way to really find gold is to seriously invest in a filtering process that will yield actual gold.
Yield in a sentence as a verb
In nearly all cases these simple lifestyle changes cure the OSA, yield a huge array of other health benefits and cost nothing.
But we rarely see the many possibilities a choice can yield, let alone the probable weightings of each one. Even granted the great presumption that everyone should be perfectly rational, it still depends on perfect information.
This seems to be like a fundamental problem that all software projects have, and creating a new set of primitives and saying "no seriously, that should do the trick" is at best going to yield a nice little language like Python or Ruby that somebody will post articles about on HN saying why it's so hard for casual use.
Yield definitions
production of a certain amount
See also: output
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
an amount of a product
See also: fruit
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"
See also: output production
be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
See also: give
cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
See also: give
be fatally overwhelmed
See also: succumb
bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
See also: bear
be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
See also: give
cease opposition; stop fighting
consent reluctantly
See also: succumb