yield

Yield is defined as to produce or give something to another.

(verb)

The definition of a yield is the act of producing or the amount produced.

(noun)

An example of yield is the total earnings from an investment. An example of yield is the interest rate earned on an investment.

See yield in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to produce; specif.,
1. to give or furnish as a natural process or as the result of cultivation: an orchard that yielded a good crop
2. to give in return; produce as a result, profit, etc.: an investment that yielded high profits
to give up under pressure; surrender: sometimes used reflexively with up: to yield oneself up to pleasure
to give; concede; grant: to yield the right of way, to yield a point
Archaic to pay; recompense

Origin: ME yelden < OE gieldan, to pay, give, akin to Ger gelten, to be worth < IE base *ghel-tō, (I) give, pay

intransitive verb

to produce or bear: a mine that has yielded poorly
to give up; surrender; submit
to give way to physical force: the gate would not yield to their blows
to give place; lose precedence, leadership, etc.; specif.,: often with to
1. to let another, esp. a motorist, have the right of way
2. to give up willingly a right, position, privilege, etc.

noun

the act of yielding, or producing
the amount yielded or produced; return on labor, investment, taxes, etc.; product
Finance the ratio of the annual cash dividends or of the earnings per share of a stock to the market price
Physics, Chem.
1. the total products actually obtained from given raw materials, usually expressed as a percentage of the amount theoretically obtainable
2. the force in kilotons or megatons of a nuclear or thermonuclear explosion

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See yield in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb yield·ed, yield·ing, yields

verb, transitive

a. To give forth by or as if by a natural process, especially by cultivation: a field that yields many bushels of corn.
b. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of: an investment that yields high percentages.
a. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender.
b. To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede.

verb, intransitive

a. To give forth a natural product; be productive.
b. To produce a return for effort or investment: bonds that yield well.
a. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.
b. To give way to pressure or force: The door yielded to a gentle push.
c. To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty.
d. To give up one's place, as to one that is superior: yielded to the chairperson.

noun

a. An amount yielded or produced; a product.
b. A profit obtained from an investment; a return.
The energy released by an explosion, especially by a nuclear explosion, expressed in units of weight of TNT required to produce an equivalent release: The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima had a yield of 20 kilotons.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English yielden

Origin: , from Old English geldan, to pay

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