To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation
a field that yields many bushels of corn.
To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of
an investment that yields a high return.
To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender
yielded my seat to the speaker.
yielded his sword.
To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede
yielded the right of way to the oncoming traffic.
To give forth a natural product; be productive.
To produce a return for effort or investment
bonds that yield well.
To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.
To give way to pressure or force
The door yielded to a gentle push.
To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty.
To give up one's place, as to one that is superior
yielded to the chairperson.
An amount yielded or produced; a product.
A profit obtained from an investment; a return.
The energy released by an explosion, especially by a nuclear explosion, expressed in units of weight (usually kilotons) of TNT required to produce an equivalent release.
(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.
Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
They refuse to yield to the enemy.
To give, or give forth, (anything).
(intransitive) To give way; to succumb to a force.
To produce as return, as from an investment.
Historically, that security yields a high return.
(mathematics) To produce as a result.
Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
(linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
(rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
(obsolete) Payment; tribute.
A product; the quantity of something produced.
Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
(law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
(finance) Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
production of a certain amount
an amount of a product
the income arising from land or other property;
the average return was about 5%
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time);
production was up in the second quarter
be the cause or source of;
He gave me a lot of trouble
Our meeting afforded much interesting information
end resistance, especially under pressure or force;
The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
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 over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
give in, as to influence or pressure
move in order to make room for someone for something;
The park gave way to a supermarket
`Move over,' he told the crowd
bring about;
His two singles gave the team the victory
be willing to concede;
I grant you this much
be fatally overwhelmed
bring in;
interest-bearing accounts
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
be flexible under stress of physical force;
This material doesn't give
cease opposition; stop fighting
consent reluctantly
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.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength.
To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
[He] makes milch kine yield blood.
The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
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.
Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
I yield it just, said Adam, and submit.
To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
To give a reward to; to bless.
Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more,And the gods yield you for 't.
God yield thee, and God thank ye.
One calmly yields his willing breath.
To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
He saw the fainting Grecians yield.
To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request.
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?
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 fieldsThe thistle springs, to which the lily yields?
Amount yielded; product; - applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation.
