Yale

American  

[yeyl] / yeɪl /

noun

1. Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).

2. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, one of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,196 feet (4,327 meters).

3. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

Justice Clarence Thomas famously peeled a 15-cent price sticker off a cigar package and pressed it onto the frame holding his Yale Law degree.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the late Yale Hirsch, the market analyst who developed and popularized the concept, once put it: “If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall.”

From MarketWatch

Yale's vase has been in the Babylonian Collection since shortly after the university established the collection of about 40,000 ancient artifacts in 1911.

From Science Daily

Speaking at the Yale CEO Summit in New York, Waller was asked about reports that he was expected to meet with the president later that day.

From Barron's

At Yale and Harvard, an A generally reflects mastery of demanding material.

From The Wall Street Journal