yield

Formsyields, yielding, yielded

Pluralyields

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To produce something, such as a result, a crop, or a profit.

   All that studying will yield better grades.

   The police search yielded no new clues.

   Similarproduce, generate, provide, give, deliver

   Note
2. 2
   let passverbUStransitive or intransitive

   To slow down or stop so another car or person can go first.

   Like letting someone go through a door before you.

   Always yield to people crossing at the crosswalk.

   The truck driver yielded the right of way to the ambulance.

   UsageSay yield to a person or car, or yield the right of way.

   Similardefer

3. 3
   surrenderverbtransitive or intransitive

   To give something up when someone demands it.

   The losing team had to yield the trophy to the winners.

   After weeks of asking, her parents finally yielded and let her go to the concert.

   UsageYou yield to someone, or yield a thing to them.

   Similarsurrender, relinquish, cede, concede, capitulate

   Oppositeresist

   Note
4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The amount of something that is produced, such as crops from a field, oil from a well, or milk from cows.

   Good rain gave the farmers a high corn yield this summer.

   The farm improved its milk yield by feeding the cows better.

   UsagePeople say a high or low yield.

   Similaroutput, harvest, crop, production

   Note
5. 5
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The money an investment earns, usually shown each year as a percentage of its price.

   This stock has a yield of about two percent.

   Bond prices fell, so the yield went up.

   UsageSay the yield on a stock, or a yield of two percent.

   Similarreturn, income, profit

   Note
6. 6
   verbintransitive

   To bend, break, or give way because of strong pressure or force.

   Like a soft pillow sinking down when you press on it.

   Push hard and the rusty gate will yield.

   The shelf yielded under the weight of all the books.

   UsageSay it yielded under the weight, or it would not yield.

   Similarbuckle, give, collapse, bend, break

   Oppositehold, resist

   Note
7. 7
   bomb powernouncountable or uncountable

   The amount of energy a bomb gives off when it explodes.

   The bomb had a yield equal to thousands of tons of TNT.

   Scientists measured the yield of the test explosion.

Showing meanings only. Show all 13