Definition of yield

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yield - 18 definitions

- noun
1. output -- production of a certain amount
synonyms: output
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. return -- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
synonyms: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, payoff
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. yield -- an amount of a product
synonyms: fruit
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. output -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
5. yield -- be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
synonyms: give, afford
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. give way -- end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
synonyms: give way
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. render -- 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: render, return, give, generate
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. concede -- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
synonyms: concede, cede, grant
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. yield -- give in, as to influence or pressure
synonyms: relent, soften
antonyms: stand -- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. move over -- move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
synonyms: move over, give way, give, ease up
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. give -- cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
synonyms: give
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12. concede -- be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
synonyms: concede, grant
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. succumb -- be fatally overwhelmed
synonyms: succumb
antonyms: survive -- continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
14. yield -- bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
synonyms: pay, bear
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
15. give -- be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
synonyms: give
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
16. yield -- cease opposition; stop fighting
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
17. yield -- consent reluctantly
synonyms: give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
18. yield, cede -- to give up
synonyms: cede, yields, yielded, outyield, yielding, unyielding, yold
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
stand -- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
survive -- continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

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