How to pronounce yield
Say it like YEELD. Yield is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- YEELD
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Yield pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- YEELDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of yield
American and British speakers say yield in essentially the same way: /jild/ in the US and /jiːld/ in the UK.
British respelling: YEELD.
What does yield mean?
- To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.“This method generally yields better results.”
- To produce as return from an investment.“Historically, that security yields a high return.”
- To produce as a result.“Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.”
- A product.
- Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.“Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.”
- The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
Where does yield come from?
The noun is cognate with West Frisian jild (“money”), Dutch geld (“money”), Low German and German Geld (“money”), Danish gæld (“debt”), Faroese and Icelandic gjald (“fee, payment”), Norn gild (“payment”), Norwegian gjeld (“debt”), and Swedish gäld (“debt”).
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Words that rhyme with yield
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Questions about saying yield
How do you pronounce yield?
Say YEELD. The American pronunciation is /jild/. In British English it is /jiːld/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in yield?
Yield is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: YEELD.
Do Americans and Brits say yield the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /jild/ and the British form is /jiːld/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.