yield
/jiːld/ nom C2En français : rendement
- A product.
- Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land. · Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
- The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
- The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
- The volume of water escaping from a spring.
- The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuclear weapon, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
- Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
- The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
Pluriel yields
Verbes à particule et expressions
Dans la bibliothèque
The Sheep, much against his will, carried her backward and forward for a long time, and at last said, “If you had treated a dog in this way, you would have had your deserts from his sharp teeth.” To this the Crow replied, “I despise the weak and yield to the strong.
“To yield readily--easily--to the _persuasion_ of a friend is no merit with you.”
“To yield without conviction is no compliment to the understanding of either.”
A regard for the requester would often make one readily yield to a request, without waiting for arguments to reason one into it.
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