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Meaning of yield
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: yield n 1: production of a certain amount [syn: {output}, {yield}] 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}, {yield}, {payoff}] 3: an amount of a product [syn: {yield}, {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}, {yield}, {production}] v 1: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: {yield}, {give}, {afford}] 2: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn: {give way}, {yield}] 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" [syn: {render}, {yield}, {return}, {give}, {generate}] 4: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: {concede}, {yield}, {cede}, {grant}] 5: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: {yield}, {relent}, {soften}] [ant: {remain firm}, {stand}] 6: 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}, {yield}] 7: cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: {give}, {yield}] 8: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: {concede}, {yield}, {grant}] 9: be fatally overwhelmed [syn: {succumb}, {yield}] [ant: {come through}, {make it}, {pull round}, {pull through}, {survive}] 10: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {yield}, {pay}, {bear}] 11: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" [syn: {give}, {yield}] 12: cease opposition; stop fighting 13: consent reluctantly [syn: {yield}, {give in}, {succumb}, {knuckle under}, {buckle under}]
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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