yielding
pronunciation
How to pronounce yielding in British English:
UK [ˈji:ldɪŋ]
How to pronounce yielding in American English:
US [ˈjildɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a verbal act of admitting defeat
- the act of conceding or yielding
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- Adjective:
- inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
- lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
- tending to give in or surrender or agree
- happy to comply
Word Origin
- yielding (adj.)
- late 14c., "generous in rewarding," present participle adjective from yield (v.). From 1660s as "giving way to physical force."
Antonym
Example
- 1. On august 31st all treasury bonds maturing within five years were yielding less than 1 % .
- 2. But cut-throat competition in the banking sector means riskier mortgage portfolios are yielding small margins .
- 3. While riskier bonds are yielding more than they were two years ago , they are yielding far less than in late 2008 .
- 4. Yielding to my usual luddite instincts , I suggested that such means might conflict with the desired end .
- 5. Soil nutrients characteristics in high yielding plantation of jackfruit .