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misyield en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /mɪsˈjiːld/
- /ˈmɪsjiːld/
Etymology
From mis- + yield.
Meanings
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(no-plural) A bad, wrong, or incorrect yield or product.
In the aforegoing examples the term "misyield" is employed to indicate that portion of the material treated which is not true sink or float material and is considered as a loss unless recycled.
1959, H. Schranz, PROCESS OF REDUCING THE CONSISTENCY OF:On poorer medium soils mixed grain still gives a satisfactory yield where each single component, grown by itself, would often result in a misyield.
1943, Königliche Preussische Landes-Oekonomie-Kollegium, Prussia (Germany). Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Domänen und Forsten, Germany. Reichsministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, Landwirtschaftliche Jahrbücher
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misyield en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /mɪsˈjiːld/
Etymology
From mis- + yield.
Meanings
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To yield incorrectly, wrongly, badly, or amiss.
He sternly criticised 'pygmean statesmen' who climbed the dizziest heights of power, inevitably resulting in 'misery for the mass', and he deplored the 'misyielding past' looking to the day when injustices would be turned around.
1990, Michael Pollak, Sense & censorship:A lack of ability of can also advance some eyewitnesss to misyield the side effects of panic disorders to be a case of social anxiety or accomplishance anxiety.
2010, depressionTo appreciate how YTM can be “mis-yielding,” (misleading), take a look at Exhibit 8-5, which examines a bond purchased at par with 6 percent YTM under varying reinvestment or interest rate assumptions.
2006, Ben Finkelstein, The Politics of Public Fund Investing:
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