yield

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yield

The farmer was pleased with the high yield of corn from his field.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The amount produced: The quantity of something (like a crop or product) that is created, usually measured over a specific period.
    • The profit or return generated: The income or financial gain arising from an investment or asset.

  2. Verb:

    • To produce or provide: To bear, generate, or supply something as a natural result or product.
    • To give way or surrender: To cease resistance to someone or something; to submit or concede.
    • To allow another to have: To relinquish possession, control, or precedence to someone else.
    • To bend or give way under force: To move, bend, or collapse because of physical pressure.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The farm's annual corn yield has increased.
    • The bond has a high yield.

  • Verb (to produce):

    • This field yields a good harvest every year.
    • The investigation yielded no new evidence.

  • Verb (to surrender/give way):

    • The army refused to yield.
    • He yielded his seat to the elderly woman.
    • The door finally yielded after we pushed hard.
Advanced Usage

  • "To yield to temptation": To give in to a desire, especially one considered wrong.

    • He yielded to temptation and ate the entire cake.

  • "To yield the right of way": To allow another vehicle or pedestrian to go first, as required by traffic rules.

    • You must yield the right of way to oncoming traffic.
Variants and Related Words
  • Yielding (Adjective): Soft and flexible; compliant.
    • The mattress was made of a yielding material.
Synonyms
  • Produce (v): To create or manufacture.
  • Surrender (v): To give up or hand over.
  • Relinquish (v): To voluntarily cease to keep or claim.
  • Output (n): The amount of something produced.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Yield up: To surrender or give something completely, often something that was held back.
    • The ancient tomb yielded up its treasures to the archaeologists.
Related Idioms
  • Yield fruit: To produce positive results. (Often used metaphorically).
    • Their years of hard work finally yielded fruit.
yield

The farmer was pleased with the high yield of corn from his field.

Noun
  1. the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
    • production was up in the second quarter
  2. an amount of a product
  3. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
    • the average return was about 5%
  4. production of a certain amount
Verb
  1. consent reluctantly
  2. cease opposition; stop fighting
  3. be flexible under stress of physical force
    • This material doesn't give
  4. bring in
    • interest-bearing accounts
    • How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
  5. be fatally overwhelmed
  6. be willing to concede
    • I grant you this much
  7. cause to happen or be responsible for
    • His two singles gave the team the victory
  8. move in order to make room for someone for something
    • The park gave way to a supermarket
    • `Move over,' he told the crowd
  9. give in, as to influence or pressure
  10. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  11. 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
  12. end resistance, as under pressure or force
    • The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
  13. be the cause or source of
    • He gave me a lot of trouble
    • Our meeting afforded much interesting information

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