Yield
WordNet
noun
(1) Production of a certain amount
(2) An amount of a product
(3) The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"The average return was about 5%"
(4) The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
"Production was up in the second quarter"
verb
(5) End resistance, as under pressure or force
"The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
(6) Consent reluctantly
(7) Be willing to concede
"I grant you this much"
(8) Cease opposition; stop fighting
(9) Be flexible under stress of physical force
"This material doesn't give"
(10) Give or supply
"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"
"This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"
"The estate renders some revenue for the family"
(11) Cause to happen or be responsible for
"His two singles gave the team the victory"
(12) Move in order to make room for someone for something
"The park gave way to a supermarket"
"`Move over,' he told the crowd"
(13) Bring in
"Interest-bearing accounts"
"How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
(14) Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
(15) Be the cause or source of
"He gave me a lot of trouble"
"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
(16) Be fatally overwhelmed
(17) Give in, as to influence or pressure
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To give way; to allow another to pass first.
- Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
- To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
- They refuse to yield to the enemy.
- To produce as return, as from an investment.
- Historically, that security yields a high return.
- The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- To produce as a result.
- Completing the mathematics correctly yields a result of five.
Synonyms
- submit - To fully surrender
- capitulate - To end all resistance, may imply a compensation with an enemy or to end all resistance because of loss of hope
- succumb - To fully surrender, because of helplessness and extreme weakness, to the leader of an opposing force
- relent - A yielding because of pity or mercy
- defer - A voluntary submitting out of respect, reverence or affection
Noun
- A product; the quantity of something produced
- Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.