1
: productive
a high-yielding wheat
2
: lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible
3
: disposed to submit or comply
a docile and yielding temperament
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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These prices tend to reflect the higher yielding asking price versus the lower yielding bid price.
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Net interest income for the quarter was $72.2 million, compared to $62.2 million in the previous year, driven by growth in higher yielding loans, primarily from CCBX.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Investors are constantly on the prowl to find the highest yielding bonds for the lowest risk.
—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
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Net interest income for the quarter was $72.2 million, compared to $62.2 million in the previous year, driven by growth in higher yielding loans, primarily from CCBX.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Investors are constantly on the prowl to find the highest yielding bonds for the lowest risk.
—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
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 23 Jul. 2025.
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