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   yield

   /jiːld/

   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
   • ▪ produce or generate (a result, gain, or financial return): "this method yields the same results" Similar producebeargivesupplyprovideaffordreturnbring inpull inhaul ingather infetchearnnetrealizegeneratefurnishbestowpay outcontributeinformal:rake in
   • 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: "they might yield up their secrets" Similar relinquishsurrenderpart withdeliver uphand overturn overgive overmake overbequeathremitcedeleavesacrificeOpposite retain
   • ▪ concede (a point of dispute): "I yielded the point"
   • ▪ 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. 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"

   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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › yieldYield Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of YIELD is to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation. How to use yield in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Yield.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYIELD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information: an attempt to yield increased profits. The investigation yielded some unexpected results. Favourable weather yielded a good crop. The process yields oil for industrial use. Burning waste yields energy that can be used for electric power or heating.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryYIELD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information: an attempt to yield increased profits. The investigation yielded some unexpected results. Favorable weather yielded a good crop. Fewer examples. The process yields oil for industrial use.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › yieldYIELD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishYIELD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To yield is to concede under some degree of pressure, but not necessarily to surrender totally: to yield ground to an enemy. To submit is to give up more completely to authority, superior force, etc., and to cease opposition, although usually with reluctance: to submit to control.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishYIELD | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   YIELD definition: 1. to produce or provide something: 2. to be forced to do something 3. to stop in order to allow…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishyield verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [transitive] yield something to produce or provide something, for example a profit, result or crop. Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns. The research has yielded useful information. These trees no longer yield fruit. The project is expected to yield good returns in future. Topics Business c1, Farming c1, Money c1