yield meaning and definition

YIELD noun

Definition of yield (noun)

1. production of a certain amount
   • synonyms: output
2. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
   • "the average return was about 5%"
   • synonyms: issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings
3. an amount of a product
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: output, production

YIELD verb

Definition of yield (verb)

1. be the cause or source of
   • "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
   • synonyms: afford, give
2. end resistance, as under pressure or force
   • "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
   • synonyms: give way
3. 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"
   • synonyms: generate, give, render, return
4. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   • synonyms: cede, concede, grant
5. give in, as to influence or pressure
   • synonyms: relent, soften
   • antonym: remain firm
6. move in order to make room for someone for something
   • "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
   • synonyms: ease up, give, give way, move over
7. cause to happen or be responsible for
   • "His two singles gave the team the victory"
   • synonyms: give
8. be willing to concede
   • "I grant you this much"
   • synonyms: concede, grant
9. be fatally overwhelmed
   • synonyms: succumb
   • antonym: come through
10. bring in
    • "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
    • synonyms: bear, pay
11. be flexible under stress of physical force
    • "This material doesn't give"
    • synonyms: give
12. cease opposition; stop fighting
13. consent reluctantly
    • synonyms: buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb