YIELD

output, yield

(noun) production of a certain amount

yield, fruit

(noun) an amount of a product

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

(noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; “the average return was about 5%”

output, yield, production

(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”

yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under

(verb) consent reluctantly

concede, yield, grant

(verb) be willing to concede; “I grant you this much”

yield

(verb) cease opposition; stop fighting

give, yield

(verb) be flexible under stress of physical force; “This material doesn’t give”

render, yield, return, give, generate

(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”

give, yield

(verb) cause to happen or be responsible for; “His two singles gave the team the victory”

yield, pay, bear

(verb) bring in; “interest-bearing accounts”; “How much does this savings certificate pay annually?”

concede, yield, cede, grant

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

yield, give, afford

(verb) be the cause or source of; “He gave me a lot of trouble”; “Our meeting afforded much interesting information”

succumb, yield

(verb) be fatally overwhelmed

yield, relent, soften

(verb) give in, as to influence or pressure

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

yield (third-person singular simple present yields, present participle yielding, simple past (obsolete) yold or yielded, past participle (obsolete) yolden or yielded)

(obsolete) To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.

To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.

To give way; to allow another to pass first.

To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.

To give, or give forth, (anything).

(intransitive) To give way; to succumb to a force.

To produce as return, as from an investment.

(mathematics) To produce as a result.

(linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.

(engineering, materials science, of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.

(rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.

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

• give way - To succumb to persistent persuasion.

• surrender - To give up into the power, control, or possession of another

• cede - To give up, give way, give away

• give up - To surrender

• produce - To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.

• bear - To produce something, such as fruit or crops

• supply - To provide (something), to make (something) available for use

• give in

• to trade away - to let others get hold of a property or right of yours.

Etymology 2

Noun

yield (countable and uncountable, plural yields)

(obsolete) Payment; tribute.

A product; the quantity of something produced.

(law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.

(finance) Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.

Synonyms

• crop

• fruits

• gain

• harvest

• produce

• return

Anagrams

• Leidy, ylide

Source: Wiktionary

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Yield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yielded; obs. p. p. Yold; p. pr. & vb. n. Yielding.] Etym: [OE. yelden, ýelden, ýilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. gälla to be worth, gälda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent. To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. Chaucer. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength. Gen. iv. 12.

2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. "Vines yield nectar." Milton. [He] makes milch kine yield blood. Shak. The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. Job xxiv. 5.

3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc. And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown. Shak. Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame. Milton.

4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow. I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. Milton.

5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.

6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] Chaucer. Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the gods yield you for 't. Shak. God yield thee, and God thank ye. Beau. & Fl. To yield the breath, the ghost, or the life, to die; to expire; -- often followed by up. One calmly yields his willing breath. Keble.

Yield, v. i.

1. To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb. He saw the fainting Grecians yield. Dryden.

2. To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request.

3. To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded. Will ye relent, And yield to mercy while 't is offered you Shak.

4. To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing. Nay tell me first, in what more happy fields The thistle springs, to which the lily yields Pope.

Yield, n.

Definition: Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation. "A goodly yield of fruit doth bring." Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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