yield

Nouns

  • (n) production of a certain amount output,
  • (n) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
    • the average return was about 5%
    proceeds, take, takings, payoff, issue, return,
  • (n) an amount of a product fruit,
  • (n) the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
    • production was up in the second quarter
    output, production,

Verbs

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

Synonyms

output afford give give way proceeds take takings payoff issue return fruit generate render production cede concede grant relent soften ease up move over succumb pay bear buckle under knuckle under give in

Antonyms

remain firm stand make it pull round pull through survive come through

See also

buckle under knuckle under succumb give in

Words of close approximity

yielder yielding yieldingly yield up