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yield (yēld)

transitive verb

  1. 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
  2. to give up under pressure; surrender: sometimes used reflexively with up to yield oneself up to pleasure
  3. to give; concede; grant to yield the right of way, to yield a point
  4. Archaic to pay; recompense

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

intransitive verb

  1. to produce or bear a mine that has yielded poorly
  2. to give up; surrender; submit
  3. to give way to physical force the gate would not yield to their blows
  4. 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

  1. the act of yielding, or producing
  2. the amount yielded or produced; return on labor, investment, taxes, etc.; product
  3. Finance the ratio of the annual cash dividends or of the earnings per share of a stock to the market price
  4. 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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yield Synonyms

yield

v.

  1. To surrender

    give up, capitulate, succumb, relent, defer, resign, abdicate, relinquish, quit, cede, bow, give in, come to terms, sue for peace, lay down arms, cease from, let go, submit, give oneself over, admit defeat, suffer defeat, forgo, humble oneself, waive, throw in the towel*, call it quits*, back down*, holler uncle*, eat crow*; see also abandon 1.

    Antonyms resist*, withstand*, repulse. *

  2. To produce

    bring in, return, sell for, furnish, generate, bear, bring forth, blossom, bear fruit, accrue, allow, admit; see also bloom, produce 1, 2.

  3. To grant

    accede, concur, acquiesce, allow, accept, comply, assent, concede, defer; see also admit 3, agree.

yield implies a giving way under the pressure or compulsion of force, entreaty, persuasion, etc. to yield to demands; capitulate implies surrender to a force that one has neither the strength nor will to resist further to capitulate to the will of the majority; succumb stresses the weakness of the one who gives way or the power and irresistibility of that which makes one yield she succumbed to his charms; relent suggests the yielding or softening of one in a dominant position who has been harsh, stern, or stubborn he relented at the sight of her grief; defer implies a yielding to another because of respect for his dignity, authority, knowledge, etc. to defer to another's judgment


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yield Usage Examples

Object

  • result: For example with the default ' find ANY words ' setting, project manager will yield results with the words project or manager.

Converse of object

  • maximize: This combination will provide better flexibility for early harvest, control any emerging disease threat and also deliver a greening effect to maximize yield.

Adjective modifier

  • rental: Gross rental yields on capital values are virtually unchanged, slipping only from 7.3 % to 7.2 % .

Modifies a noun

  • curve: The graph below shows the ' normal ' shape of a yield curve.

Noun used with modifier

  • crop: The only way to do that is to increase crop yields - to do more, with less.
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