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Yield
jiːld
Yield definitions
verb
yield
yielded
yielding
yields
- produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)
"the land yields grapes and tobacco"
produce bear give supply provide afford return bring in pull in haul in gather in fetch earn net realize generate furnish bestow pay out contribute- produce or generate (a result, gain, or financial return)
"this method yields the same results"
- give way to arguments, demands, or pressure
"the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted"
surrender capitulate submit relent admit defeat accept defeat concede defeat back down climb down quit give in give up the struggle lay down one's arms raise/show the white flag knuckle under accede to submit to bow down to defer to comply with conform to agree to consent to go along with be guided by heed note pay attention to- relinquish possession of
"they might yield up their secrets"
- concede (a point of dispute)
"I yielded the point"
- give right of way to other traffic
- (of a mass or structure) give way under force or pressure
"he reeled into the house as the door yielded"
noun
yield
yields
- an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product
"the milk yield was poor"
- a financial return
"an annual dividend yield of 20 per cent"