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yield - Dictionary definition and meaning for yield

YIELD

  • (noun) production of a certain amount

    synonyms : output

  • (noun) an amount of a product

    synonyms : fruit

  • (noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

    "the average return was about 5%"

    synonyms : issue , payoff , proceeds , return , take , takings

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

    "production was up in the second quarter"

    synonyms : output , production

  • (verb) end resistance, as under pressure or force

    "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

    synonyms : give way

  • (verb) consent reluctantly

    synonyms : buckle under , give in , knuckle under , succumb

  • (verb) be willing to concede

    "I grant you this much"

    synonyms : concede , grant

  • (verb) cease opposition; stop fighting

  • (verb) be flexible under stress of physical force

    "This material doesn't give"

    synonyms : give

  • (verb) 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"

    synonyms : generate , give , render , return

  • (verb) cause to happen or be responsible for

    "His two singles gave the team the victory"

    synonyms : give

  • (verb) move in order to make room for someone for something

    "The park gave way to a supermarket", "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

    synonyms : ease up , give , give way , move over

  • (verb) bring in

    "interest-bearing accounts", "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

    synonyms : bear , pay

  • (verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

    synonyms : cede , concede , grant

    The girl ceded to the constant bickering by the parents and agreed for the marriage. -added by Aswathy_inlas

  • (verb) be the cause or source of

    "He gave me a lot of trouble", "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

    synonyms : afford , give

  • (verb) be fatally overwhelmed

    synonyms : succumb

  • (verb) give in, as to influence or pressure

    synonyms : relent , soften

    "He is known to be one who doesn't relent easily" -added by sradha_inlas

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Selected Mnemonic for yield

  • (Tag: ) Yield sounds similar to field. A field is an area where crop is grown, and yield is the amount of crop produced in it as an outcome of one's effort.

    added by preetisoni2411

Mnemonics for yield

  • (Tag: is under a force not with ur wish..) yi +eld ..eld means elder so if younger brother asks you for sumthing expensive u will refuse to buy that but when ur parent force you to buy tht 4 him you can’t oppose them..wht do u do at tht time u just give up or surrender…

    added by vijaychauhan55    editEdit Mnemonic

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