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| yield [ yeeld ] |
verb (past and past participle yield·ed, present participle yield·ing, 3rd person present singular yields) |
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1. transitive verb produce something: to produce something naturally or as a result of cultivation
  The field yields a good crop.
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2. transitive verb give something as result: to produce something as the result of work, activity, or calculation
The research has yielded some interesting results.
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3. transitive verb finance give profit: to gain an amount as a return on an investment
bonds that yield 9 percent
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4. intransitive verb not be firm or solid: to move or bend under pressure or when force is applied
The window was painted shut and wouldn't yield.
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5. intransitive verb stop resisting: to stop opposing or resisting and agree to somebody's demands or requests
She refused to yield despite our pleas.
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6. intransitive verb surrender: to admit defeat and surrender
The commander finally yielded after a long siege.
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7. transitive verb pass something on to somebody: to give something up to somebody else or allow somebody else to take it over
He eventually yielded control of the company to his daughter.
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8. intransitive verb be replaced by something: to be replaced by something else
Older houses and gardens were gradually yielding to modern apartments.
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9. intransitive verb roads let another pass: to slow down or stop in order to let another vehicle pass
yield to traffic on the right
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noun (plural yields) |
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1. amount produced: the amount of something, especially a crop, produced by cultivation or labor
Yields per acre were slightly lower than last year.
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2. return on investment: a return on an investment in the form of interest or dividends
The yield on the account was disappointing.
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3. product from chemical reaction: the quantity of product resulting from a chemical reaction or process, often expressed as a percentage of the amount that is theoretically obtainable
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4. explosive force: the amount of energy released in a nuclear explosion expressed as the amount of TNT that would have the same explosive force
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| [ Old English geldan "pay" < Germanic] |
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| yield·a·ble [ yldəb'l ] adjective |
| yield·er noun |
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yield, capitulate, submit, succumb, surrender, give in
CORE MEANING: to stop resisting
yield to stop opposing or resisting and agree to somebody's demands or requests;
The government would not yield to public pressure.
capitulate to accept an argument, request, pressure, or something unavoidable;
We cannot afford the gains we have made to be lost by capitulating to the demands of special interest groups.
submit to accept somebody else's authority or will, especially reluctantly or under pressure;
We don't intend to submit meekly to the proposed changes.
succumb to be unable to resist or oppose something;
For all her good intentions, she soon succumbed to the temptation of another cigarette.
surrender to declare to an opponent that he or she has won so that fighting or conflict can cease;
Still the enemy refused to surrender.
give in to accept demands or conditions;
Governments can't be seen to give in to terrorist threats. |
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