yield (n.)

  1. production of a certain amount

    [ Syn: output ]

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

    [ Syn: return , issue , take , takings , proceeds , payoff ]

  3. an amount of a product

    [ Syn: fruit ]

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

    [ Syn: output , production ]

    yield (v.)

  1. be the cause or source of; He gave me a lot of trouble; Our meeting afforded much interesting information

    [ Syn: give , afford ]

  2. bring in; interest-bearing accounts; How much does this savings certificate pay annually?

    [ Syn: pay , bear ]

  3. be flexible under stress of physical force; This material doesnt give

    [ Syn: give ]

  4. cease opposition; stop fighting

  5. consent reluctantly

    [ Syn: give in , succumb , knuckle under , buckle under ]

  6. end resistance, as under pressure or force; The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram

    [ Syn: give way ]

  7. give or supply; The cow brings in 5 liters of milk; This years crop yielded 1, 000 bushels of corn; The estate renders some revenue for the family

    [ Syn: render , return , give , generate ]

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

    [ Syn: concede , cede , grant ]

  9. give in, as to influence or pressure

    [ Syn: relent , soften ]

  10. move in order to make room for someone for something; The park gave way to a supermarket; `Move over, he told the crowd

    [ Syn: move over , give way , give , ease up ]

  11. cause to happen or be responsible for; His two singles gave the team the victory

    [ Syn: give ]

  12. be willing to concede; I grant you this much

    [ Syn: concede , grant ]

  13. be fatally overwhelmed

    [ Syn: succumb ]

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