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   yield

   /jiːld/

   verb

   • 1. produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product): "the land yields grapes and tobacco" Similar producebeargivesupplyprovideaffordreturnbring inpull inhaul ingather infetchearnnetrealizegeneratefurnishbestowpay outcontributeinformal:rake in
   • ▪ produce or generate (a result, gain, or financial return): "this method yields the same results" Similar producebeargivesupplyprovideaffordreturnbring inpull inhaul ingather infetchearnnetrealizegeneratefurnishbestowpay outcontributeinformal:rake in
   • 2. give way to arguments, demands, or pressure: "the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted" Similar surrendercapitulatesubmitrelentadmit defeataccept defeatconcede defeatback downclimb downquitgive ingive up the strugglelay down one's armsraise/show the white flagknuckle underbe overcomebe overwhelmedbe conqueredbe beatenfall victiminformal:throw in the towelthrow in the spongecave inaccede tosubmit tobow down todefer tocomply withconform toagree toconsent togo along withbe guided byheednotepay attention tograntpermitallowsanctionwarrantOpposite resistdefy
   • ▪ relinquish possession of: "they might yield up their secrets" Similar relinquishsurrenderpart withdeliver uphand overturn overgive overmake overbequeathremitcedeleavesacrificeOpposite retain
   • ▪ concede (a point of dispute): "I yielded the point"
   • ▪ give right of way to other traffic. North American
   • 3. (of a mass or structure) give way under force or pressure: "he reeled into the house as the door yielded" Similar bendgiveflexbe flexiblebe pliant

   noun

   • 1. an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product: "the milk yield was poor"
   • ▪ a financial return: "an annual dividend yield of 20 per cent"

   Word Origin Old Englishg(i)eldan ‘pay, repay’, of Germanic origin. The senses ‘produce, bear’ and ‘surrender’ arose in Middle English.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYIELD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an...

   • Yield: Russian Translation

     YIELD translate: производить, приносить , уступать дорогу ,...

   • Yield Spanish Translation

     YIELD translate: producir, dar, producción, cosecha,...

   • Znaczenie Yield, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     YIELD definicja: 1. to supply or produce something positive...

   • Portuguese Translation

     YIELD translate: dar, render, fornecer, produção, produzir,...

   • Traditional

     YIELD translate: 產生, 產生;出產;得出, 放棄, （常指被迫）放棄，讓出, 彎曲／斷裂,...

   • Simplified

     YIELD translate: 产生, 产生;出产;得出, 放弃, （常指被迫）放弃，让出, 弯曲／断裂,...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     YIELD translate: đầu hàng, nhường đường, sinh ra, sản lượng....

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   Yield definition: to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation. See examples of YIELD used in a sentence.

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   Yield has two meanings that seem quite different: "an amount" or "to give way." The yield of the recipe was twelve brownies. To avoid being tripped, Mary was forced to yield to the children on her way to the brownie plate.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishyield verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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