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

Keeping rates unchanged while inflation rises means real rates fall, making monetary policy even easier, notes William English, a former top Fed staffer who is now at Yale University.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We took a really big gamble," said Brenner, now a postdoc at Yale.

From Science Daily

Grace Kao, a sociology professor at Yale University, said that while it features collaborations with Western songwriters and producers, the title works to "remind international fans that BTS is, first and foremost, a Korean group".

From Barron's

"He's offered a series of shifting goals, not just day by day but often hour by hour," said Malley, now a senior fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs.

From Barron's

"Iran's strongest man is now probably Ghalibaf," said Arash Azizi, lecturer at Yale University, describing him as "a rare figure whose portfolio crosses between military, security and political functions of the regime".

From Barron's