The on-yomi of 約 is YAKU, and you’re safe to assume that that’s the way to read it, even when 約 stands alone. The two kun-yomi forms are tsuzu(maru), “to shrink, be summarized,” and tsuzu(meru), “to condense.” These are rarely used.
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