1
: productive
a high-yielding wheat
2
: lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible
3
: disposed to submit or comply
a docile and yielding temperament
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Examples of yielding in a Sentence
She has a gentle, yielding temperament.
The seat was made with a soft and yielding material.
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Investors are constantly on the prowl to find the highest yielding bonds for the lowest risk.
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
In its simplest form, the yen carry trade has investors borrowing cheap yen to invest in higher yielding assets, often currencies.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
Pau noted the rich Chinese are shifting toward capital preservation and higher yielding, low-risk products such as U.S. treasuries, especially after having experienced losses in real estate and domestic equities.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 July 2024
Or even one in which religion is soft and yielding, called to comfort, rather than afflict.
—Michelle Dowd, Time, 14 June 2023
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
In its simplest form, the yen carry trade has investors borrowing cheap yen to invest in higher yielding assets, often currencies.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
Pau noted the rich Chinese are shifting toward capital preservation and higher yielding, low-risk products such as U.S. treasuries, especially after having experienced losses in real estate and domestic equities.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 July 2024
Or even one in which religion is soft and yielding, called to comfort, rather than afflict.
—Michelle Dowd, Time, 14 June 2023
See all Example Sentences for yielding
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“Yielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yielding. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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