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yield

/jiːld/noun, verb1 syllable

Yield means: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.

Synonyms for yield45

noun, as in the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, payoff

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

output, production

noun, as in production of a certain amount

output

noun, as in an amount of a product

fruit

verb, as in give or supply

render, return, give, generate, establish

verb, as in move in order to make room for someone for something

move over, give way, give, ease up, abandon, give up

verb, as in cause to happen or be responsible for

give, render, return, generate

verb, as in consent reluctantly

give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under

verb, as in be the cause or source of

give, afford

verb, as in give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

concede, cede, grant

verb, as in give in, as to influence or pressure

relent, soften

verb, as in be willing to concede

concede, grant

verb, as in bring in

pay, bear

verb, as in end resistance, as under pressure or force

give way

verb, as in be fatally overwhelmed

succumb

verb, as in be flexible under stress of physical force

give

also used for yield

furnish, give forth, submit, capitulate, may imply a compensation with an enemy, to end all resistance because of loss of hope, because of helplessness and extreme weakness, to the leader of an opposing force, mercy, defer, reverence, affection, surrender, control, crop

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Opposites of yield

stand

What does yield mean?17

noun

1

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

2

the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)“production was up in the second quarter”

3

production of a certain amount

4

an amount of a product

verb

1

give or supply“The cow brings in 5 liters of milk”

2

move in order to make room for someone for something“The park gave way to a supermarket”

3

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

4

consent reluctantly

5

be the cause or source of“He gave me a lot of trouble”

6

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

7

give in, as to influence or pressure

8

be willing to concede“I grant you this much”

9

bring in“interest-bearing accounts”

10

end resistance, as under pressure or force“The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram”

11

be fatally overwhelmed

12

be flexible under stress of physical force“This material doesn't give”

13

cease opposition; stop fighting

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with yield?12

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Yield in a sentence

  • Of course, the yield should exceed production costs.rul
  • This year, the potatoes did not yield much.Tom9358
  • Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.Hybrid
  • Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to kings.carlosalberto
  • He persists in his statements, refusing to yield.anzart
  • To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.marafon
  • The driver sped past the yield sign, not slowing in the slightest.mollydot
  • When in the barn the heating fails, cubic shape the milk yield takes.Hans_Adler

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Forms of yield

as a noun

plural
yields

as a verb

past tense
yielded
present participle
yielding
third-person singular
yields
past participle
yielded