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   yield

   /yēld/

   verb

   • 1. produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product): "the land yields grapes and tobacco" Similar producebeargivesupplyprovideaffordreturnbring inpull inhaul ingather infetchearnnetrealizegeneratefurnishbestowpay outcontributeinformal:rake in
   • ▪ (of an action or process) produce or deliver (a result or gain): "this method yields the same results" Similar producebeargivesupplyprovideaffordreturnbring inpull inhaul ingather infetchearnnetrealizegeneratefurnishbestowpay outcontributeinformal:rake in
   • ▪ (of a financial or commercial process or transaction) generate (a specified financial return): "such investments yield direct cash returns"
   • 2. give way to arguments, demands, or pressure: "the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted" Similar surrendercapitulatesubmitrelentadmit defeataccept defeatconcede defeatback downclimb downquitgive ingive up the strugglelay down one's armsraise/show the white flagknuckle underbe overcomebe overwhelmedbe conqueredbe beatenfall victiminformal:throw in the towelthrow in the spongecave inaccede tosubmit tobow down todefer tocomply withconform toagree toconsent togo along withbe guided byheednotepay attention tograntpermitallowsanctionwarrantOpposite resistdefy
   • ▪ relinquish possession of (something); give (something) up: "they might yield up their secrets" Similar relinquishsurrenderpart withdeliver uphand overturn overgive overmake overbequeathremitcedeleavesacrificeOpposite retain
   • ▪ cease to argue about: "I yielded the point"
   • ▪ (especially in a legislature) allow another the right to speak in a debate: "I yield to the gentleman from Kentucky"
   • ▪ give right of way to other traffic. North American
   • 3. (of a mass or structure) give way under force or pressure: "he reeled into the house as the door yielded" Similar bendgiveflexbe flexiblebe pliant

   noun

   • 1. the full amount of an agricultural or industrial product: "the milk yield was poor"
   • ▪ the amount of money brought in, e.g., interest from an investment or revenue from a tax; return: "an annual dividend yield of 20 percent"
   • ▪ the amount obtained from a process or reaction relative to the theoretical maximum amount obtainable.
   • ▪ (of a nuclear weapon) the force in tons or kilotons of TNT required to produce an equivalent explosion: "yields ranging from five kilotons to 100 tons"

   Word Origin Old Englishg(i)eldan ‘pay, repay’, of Germanic origin. The senses ‘produce, bear’ and ‘surrender’ arose in Middle English.

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   the result, product, or amount yielded. the profit or return, as from an investment or tax. the annual income provided by an investment, usually expressed as a percentage of its cost or of its current value. the yield on these shares is 15 per cent at today's market value.

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   noun. the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

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   Yield can mean to give forth, produce, surrender, or give way, depending on the context. It can also refer to the amount, profit, or energy produced by something. See synonyms, related terms, and usage examples.