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8 N‑COUNT A yield is the amount of money or profit produced by an investment. [BUSINESS ] □ [+ on ] The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to private investors. □ [+ on ] …the yield on a bank's investments.

9 VERB If something yields a result or piece of information, it produces it. □ [V n] This research has yielded a great number of positive results. COLLOCATIONS yield NOUN

7

noun + yield : crop, grain, milk

adjective + yield : good, poor

verb + yield : boost, increase, produce

9

noun + yield : bond, dividend, gilt

adjective + yield : attractive, high, low; average, gross, net, prospective SYNONYMS yield VERB

1

give in:Officials say they won't give in to the workers' demands.

submit:If I submitted to their demands, they would not press the allegations.

surrender:General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender.

succumb:Don't succumb to the temptation.

2

relinquish:He does not intend to relinquish power.

hand over:They handed over their financial affairs to another body.

surrender:Nadja had to surrender all rights to her property.

cede:The General had promised to cede power by January.

yield|ing /j I ə ld I ŋ/ ADJ A yielding surface or object is quite soft and will move or bend rather than staying stiff if you put pressure on it. □  …the yielding ground. □  …the soft yielding cushions.

yip /j I p/ (yips , yipping , yipped ) VERB If a dog or other animal yips , it gives a sudden short cry, often because of fear or pain. [mainly AM ] □ [V ] Far up the west rim of the canyon, a coyote yipped twice. ● N‑COUNT Yip is also a noun. □ [+ of ] …a yip of pain.

yip|pee /j I piː / EXCLAM People sometimes shout yippee when they are very pleased or excited.

YMCA /wa I em siː e I / (YMCAs ) N‑COUNT The YMCA is a place where men can stay cheaply, which is run by the YMCA organization. YMCA is an abbreviation for 'Young Men's Christian Association'.

yo /joʊ / CONVENTION People sometimes say ' yo ' to greet other people or to get their attention. [INFORMAL , SPOKEN ] □  Yo, Carl, great outfit man!

yob /jɒ b/ (yobs ) N‑COUNT If you call a boy or a man a yob , you disapprove of him because he behaves in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  Violent and dangerous yobs deserve to be locked up.

yob|bish /jɒ b I ʃ/ ADJ If you describe a boy or a man as yobbish , you disapprove of him because he behaves in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  …yobbish football supporters.

yob|bo /jɒ boʊ/ (yobbos ) N‑COUNT A yobbo is the same as a yob . [BRIT , INFORMAL ]

yo|del /joʊ d ^ə l/ (yodels , yodelling , yodelled ) in AM, use yodeling , yodeled VERB When someone yodels , they sing normal notes with very high quick notes in between. □ [V ] You haven't lived till you've learned how to yodel at a tea dance in a mountain hut! ●  yo|del|ling N‑UNCOUNT □  Switzerland isn't all cow bells and yodelling, you know.

yoga /joʊ gə/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Yoga is a type of exercise in which you move your body into various positions in order to become more fit or flexible, to improve your breathing, and to relax your mind.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Yoga is a philosophy which first developed in India, in which physical exercises and meditation are believed to help people to become calmer and united in spirit with God.

yo|ghurt /jɒ gə ^r t, [AM ] joʊ -/ → see yogurt

yogi /joʊ gi/ (yogis ) N‑COUNT A yogi is a person who has spent many years practising the philosophy of yoga, and is considered to have reached an advanced spiritual state.