yield : Idioms & Phrases
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high-yield
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adjective satellite yielding a large amount of agricultural or industrial production
WordNet
high-yield bond
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noun a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
junk bond.
WordNet
To give up ∨ yield up the ghost
- to die; to expire.
Webster 1913
To yield the breath , the ghost , ∨ the life
- to die; to expire; often followed by up.
One calmly yields his willing breath. Keble.
Webster 1913
yield up
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verb surrender, as a result of pressure or force