What does Yield Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • an amount of a product
  • production of a certain amount
  • the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
  • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Definition as Verb
  • cease opposition; stop fighting
  • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  • be willing to concede
  • be the cause or source of
  • cause to happen or be responsible for
  • be flexible under stress of physical force
  • consent reluctantly
  • end resistance, as under pressure or force
  • move in order to make room for someone for something
  • bring in
  • give in, as to influence or pressure
  • give or supply
  • be fatally overwhelmed

Examples

  • "production was up in the second quarter"
  • "the average return was about 5%"
  • "I grant you this much"
  • "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
  • "His two singles gave the team the victory"
  • "This material doesn't give"
  • "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
  • "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
  • "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
  • "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"

Part of Speech

Noun, Verb