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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An unexpectedly hawkish Fed meeting chaired by Kevin Warsh last week boosted expectations for a year-end interest rate hike, further pressuring gold prices, as the prospect of higher interest rates tend to weigh on the non-yielding precious metal.
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Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Interest rates remain relatively high, and real yields have risen in recent years, giving investors an attractive alternative to non-yielding assets like silver.
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Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Such arbitrage is very similar to the carry trade familiar to us from the Forex world, where the borrowing against a low interest currency and buying a higher yielding currency.
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Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Lower real interest rates historically reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver, while also supporting the industrial activity that drives silver demand in electronics, electric vehicles and green technology.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Interest rates remain relatively high, and real yields have risen in recent years, giving investors an attractive alternative to non-yielding assets like silver.
—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Such arbitrage is very similar to the carry trade familiar to us from the Forex world, where the borrowing against a low interest currency and buying a higher yielding currency.
—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Lower real interest rates historically reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver, while also supporting the industrial activity that drives silver demand in electronics, electric vehicles and green technology.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Yielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yielding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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