Yield is defined as to produce or give something to another. An example of yield is an orchard producing a lot of fruit. An example of yield is giving someone the right of way while driving.

1 : to give way to pressure or influence : submit to urging, persuasion, or entreaty. 2 : to give up and cease resistance or contention : submit, succumb facing an enemy who would not yield yielding to temptation. 3 : to relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly.

Yield is a return measure for an investment over a set period of time, expressed as a percentage. Yield includes price increases as well as any dividends paid, calculated as the net realized return divided by the principal amount (i.e. amount invested).

synonym study for yield Yield, submit, surrender mean to give way or give up to someone or something. To yield is to concede under some degree of pressure, but not necessarily to surrender totally: to yield ground to an enemy.

Yield means to give up and retreat. Surrender means that you are defeated and turn yourself (and your military forces) over to the enemy. There may be agreed upon terms of surrender or not. When you surrender you put your well being in the hands of the enemy.

Yield means let other road users go first. A yield sign assigns the right-of-way to traffic in certain intersections. If you see a yield sign ahead, be prepared to let other drivers crossing your road take the right-of-way. And don’t forget about bicycles and pedestrians!

When you yield the right of way to another vehicle, you are letting them go before you in the traffic situation. Few areas of traffic safety are more misunderstood than the ‘Yield to the Driver on the Right’ rule. This is the rule that controls most intersections when drivers arrive at an intersection simultaneously.

Prepare to stop and yield the right-of-way to vehicles and pedestrians in or approaching the intersection. You must come to a full stop at a YIELD sign if traffic conditions require it. When you approach a YIELD sign, check carefully for traffic, and be prepared to stop.”

The most popular place to find the yield sign is at roundabouts and slip lanes or turning lanes as we call them in Canada and North America.

The Yield sign (RA-2) has a triangular shape reserved for this sign only and consists of a white triangle on a red background. The standard size of a Yield sign is 750 mm x 750 mm x 750 mm and it is the minimum size permitted on the provincial highways.

regulatory sign

A yield sign calls on the driver to do the following: Slow down, defer to oncoming or intersecting traffic, stop when necessary, proceed when safe, and remain aware of oncoming vehicles. A flashing yellow light has the same meaning as a yield sign.

Yes – in fact, yellow was the standard color for YIELD signs for nearly 20 years. In 1971, the YIELD sign was changed to use the red background you see today, along with the white region in the center of the sign.

But yield signs are red on the outside and white in the middle (with the word “YIELD” written in red). In fact, while yield signs were originally yellow when they were introduced in the United States in 1954, they were changed to red over 30 years ago. And many “clip arts” of yield signs still use the yellow color.

Diamond-shaped road signs always warn of possible hazards ahead. These are traffic signs, temporary traffic control signs, and some pedestrian and bicycle signs. Pennant-shaped road signs warn drivers of no-passing zones.

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The pedestrian crossing sign is a warning sign. Pedestrian crossing signs provide advance notice of areas of high pedestrian activity so drivers can prepare to slow down or stop on short notice. Drivers encountering pedestrian crossing signs should remain vigilant to prevent an accident from occurring.

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There are four types of wayfinding signs: identification, directional, informational, and regulatory. As standalone signs, they serve a specific role; as part of the greater wayfinding system, they inform each other.

The skull-and-crossbones symbol, consisting of a human skull and two bones crossed together behind the skull, is today generally used as a warning of danger of death, particularly in regard to poisonous substances….Poison symbol.

DANGER SIGNS DURING PREGNANCY

• vaginal bleeding.
• convulsions/fits.
• severe headaches with blurred vision.
• fever and too weak to get out of bed.
• severe abdominal pain.
• fast or difficult breathing.

Danger signs must be placed where a hazard poses an immediate danger and special precautions must be taken. Caution signs must be posted to warn of potential hazards; they may also be used to caution against unsafe practices.

WARNING identifies chemicals and products that present a lesser, but still potentially harmful, degree of hazard. DANGER identifies chemicals and products that present a great, often immediate hazard, to the person handling the chemical.

Safety Color Coding

Caution signs indicate a level of severity less serious than warning signs or danger signs, but they still convey the message that if a hazardous situation isn’t avoided, it could result in minor or moderate injury.