wikipedia|dab=yield
English
Etymology
Via ME., from OE. Ä¡ieldan
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-yield.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�ld|-i�ld
Verb
en-verb|yields|yielding|yielded|yielded or rarely yolden
- To give way; to allow another to pass first
#:Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
<!--#To compensate <!-- huh? Is this a UKism? -->
- To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
#:They refuse to yield to the enemy.
- To produce as return, as from an investment
#:Historically, that security yields a high return.
#law The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- To produce as a result.
#:Completing the mathematics correctly yields a result of five.
Synonyms
submit - To fully surrender
capitulate - To end all resistance, may imply a compensation with an enemy or to end all resistance because of loss of hope
succumb - To fully surrender because of helplessness and extreme weakness to the leader of an opposing force
relent - A yielding because of pity or mercy
defer - A voluntary submitting out of respect, reverence or affection
Translations
trans-top|to give way
Dutch: zwichten
Finnish: taipua, hellittää, antaa tie|tietä, väistää
French: céder
trans-mid
German: gewähren
Portuguese: ceder
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trans-top|to give as required
French: se rendre
Finnish: myöntää
German: aufgeben
trans-mid
Portuguese: ceder
Spanish: ceder
trans-bottom
trans-top|to produce as return
Finnish: tuottaa
French: rapporter
trans-mid
Portuguese: resultar
trans-bottom
trans-top|to produce as a result
Finnish: tuottaa
trans-mid
German: ergeben
Portuguese: resultar
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Noun
en-noun
- A product; the quantity of something produced
#:Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
<!--# A compensation.-->
Translations
trans-top|quantity of something produced
Croatian: t|hr|urod|m
Czech: výnos m, úroda f (agriculture)
Finnish: sato
French: rendement
trans-mid
Spanish: rendimiento
German: Ertrag, Ausbeute
Telugu: ది��బడి (digubaDi), రాబడి (raabaDi)
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Derived terms
sustained yield
yield-to-maturity
Related terms
relent
unrelent
succumb
capitulate
submit
stop
defer
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