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- DictionaryYield/yēld/
verb
- 1. produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product): "the land yields grapes and tobacco"
- 2. give way to arguments, demands, or pressure: "the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted"
noun
- 1. the full amount of an agricultural or industrial product: "the milk yield was poor"
The meaning of YIELD is to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation. How to use yield in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Yield.
Yield definition: to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation. See examples of YIELD used in a sentence.
to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food, or information: Some mutual funds are currently yielding 15% on new money invested. [ T ] If something yields information, it provides it: A letter found by the FBI last week may yield new clues.
to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food, or information: Some mutual funds are currently yielding 15% on new money invested. [ T ] If something yields information, it provides it: A letter found by the FBI last week may yield new clues.
1. a. To give forth a natural product; be productive. b. To produce a return for effort or investment: bonds that yield well. 2. a. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit. b. To give way to pressure or force: The door yielded to a gentle push. c. To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty. d.
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
A yield is a quantity of a product obtained in a reaction or series of reactions, usually expressed as a percentage of the quantity that is theoretically obtainable.
YIELD definition: 1. to produce or provide something: 2. to be forced to do something 3. to stop in order to allow…. Learn more.
Definition of yield verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
yield. verb. /yild/. Verb Forms. [transitive] yield something to produce or provide something, for example a profit, result, or crop Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns. The research has yielded useful information. trees that no longer yield fruit.
