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yield
(yēld)v. yield·ed, yield·ing, yields
v.tr.
1.
a. To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation: a field that yields many bushels of corn.
b. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of: an investment that yields a high return.
2.
a. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender: yielded my seat to the speaker; yielded his sword.
b. To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede: yielded the right of way to the oncoming traffic.
v.intr.
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. To give up one's place, as to one that is superior: yielded to the chairperson.
n.
1.
a. An amount yielded or produced; a product.
b. A profit obtained from an investment; a return.
2. The energy released by an explosion, especially by a nuclear explosion, expressed in units of weight (usually kilotons) of TNT required to produce an equivalent release.
[Middle English yielden, from Old English geldan, to pay.]
yield′er n.
Synonyms: yield, relent, bow2, defer2, submit, capitulate, succumb
These verbs all mean to give in to what one can no longer oppose or resist. Yield has the widest application: My neighbor won't yield to reason."The child ... soon yielded to the drowsiness" (Charles Dickens).
To relent is to moderate the harshness or severity of an attitude or decision: "The captain at last relented, and told him that he might make himself at home" (Herman Melville).
Bow suggests giving way in defeat or through courtesy: "Bow and accept the end / Of a love" (Robert Frost).
To defer is to yield out of respect for or in recognition of another's authority, knowledge, or judgment: "Philip ... had the good sense to defer to the long experience and the wisdom of his father" (William Hickling Prescott).
Submit implies giving way out of necessity, as after futile or unsuccessful resistance: "obliged to submit to those laws which are imposed upon us" (Abigail Adams).
Capitulate implies surrender to pressure, force, compulsion, or inevitability: "I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names, to large societies and dead institutions" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Succumb strongly suggests submission to something overpowering or overwhelming: "If a soldier stayed on the line long enough, he would succumb to mental stresses if he was not physically injured first" (Roger J. Spiller). See Also Synonyms at produce, relinquish.
These verbs all mean to give in to what one can no longer oppose or resist. Yield has the widest application: My neighbor won't yield to reason."The child ... soon yielded to the drowsiness" (Charles Dickens).
To relent is to moderate the harshness or severity of an attitude or decision: "The captain at last relented, and told him that he might make himself at home" (Herman Melville).
Bow suggests giving way in defeat or through courtesy: "Bow and accept the end / Of a love" (Robert Frost).
To defer is to yield out of respect for or in recognition of another's authority, knowledge, or judgment: "Philip ... had the good sense to defer to the long experience and the wisdom of his father" (William Hickling Prescott).
Submit implies giving way out of necessity, as after futile or unsuccessful resistance: "obliged to submit to those laws which are imposed upon us" (Abigail Adams).
Capitulate implies surrender to pressure, force, compulsion, or inevitability: "I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names, to large societies and dead institutions" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Succumb strongly suggests submission to something overpowering or overwhelming: "If a soldier stayed on the line long enough, he would succumb to mental stresses if he was not physically injured first" (Roger J. Spiller). See Also Synonyms at produce, relinquish.
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yield
(jiːld)vb
1. to give forth or supply (a product, result, etc), esp by cultivation, labour, etc; produce or bear
2. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to furnish as a return: the shares yielded three per cent.
3. (often foll by: up) to surrender or relinquish, esp as a result of force, persuasion, etc
4. (sometimes foll by: to) to give way, submit, or surrender, as through force or persuasion: she yielded to his superior knowledge.
5. (often foll by: to) to agree; comply; assent: he eventually yielded to their request for money.
6. (tr) to grant or allow; concede: to yield right of way.
7. (tr) obsolete to pay or repay: God yield thee!.
n
8. the result, product, or amount yielded
9. (Banking & Finance) the profit or return, as from an investment or tax
10. (Stock Exchange) the annual income provided by an investment, usually expressed as a percentage of its cost or of its current value: the yield on these shares is 15 per cent at today's market value.
11. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the energy released by the explosion of a nuclear weapon expressed in terms of the amount of TNT necessary to produce the same energy
12. (Chemistry) chem the quantity of a specified product obtained in a reaction or series of reactions, usually expressed as a percentage of the quantity that is theoretically obtainable
[Old English gieldan; related to Old Frisian jelda, Old High German geltan, Old Norse gjalda, Gothic gildan]
ˈyieldable adj
ˈyielder n
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yield
(yild)v.t.
1. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: to yield 40 bushels to the acre.
2. to produce or furnish (profit).
3. to give up, as to superior power or authority: yielded the fort to the enemy.
4. to relinquish: to yield the floor to the senator from Ohio.
5. to give as due or required: to yield obedience.
v.i. 6. to give a return, as for labor expended; produce or bear.
7. to surrender to superior power.
8. to give way to influence, entreaty, or the like: to yield to outrageous demands.
9. to give place or precedence (usu. fol. by to): to yield to the next speaker.
10. to give way to force, pressure, etc.; collapse.
n. 11. the act of yielding or producing.
12. the quantity or amount yielded.
13. the income produced by a financial investment, usu. shown as a percentage of cost.
14. Chem. the quantity of product formed by the interaction of two or more substances, generally expressed as a percentage of the quantity obtained to that theoretically obtainable.
15. something given up or relinquished.
16. a measure of the destructive energy of a nuclear explosion, expressed in kilotons of the amount of TNT that would produce the same destruction.
[before 900; Old English g(i)eldan to pay, c. Old Saxon geldan, Old High German geltan, Old Norse gjalda, to restore, pay, Gothic fragildan to repay; akin to geld2, wergild]
yield′a•ble, adj.
yield`a•bil′i•ty, n.
yield′er, n.
syn: yield, submit, surrender mean to give way or give up to a person or thing. To yield is to relinquish or concede under some degree of pressure, either from a position of weakness or from one of advantage: to yield ground to an enemy; to yield the right of way. To submit is to give up more completely to authority or superior force and to cease opposition, usu. with reluctance: The mutineers finally submitted to the captain's orders. To surrender is to give up complete possession of and claim to, usu. after resistance: to surrender a fortress; to surrender one's rights.
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yield
See: nuclear yields.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Yield
an amount or quantity yielded or grown, e.g., a yield of fruit, 1440.Examples: yield of the country, 1577; of gold, 1863; of the olive grove, 1893.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
yield
Past participle: yielded
Gerund: yielding
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
yield
The amount of profit made on an investment.
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| Noun | 1. | yield - production of a certain amount production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" |
| 2. | yield - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time economic rent, rent - the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions payback - financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) | |
| 3. | yield - an amount of a product product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" | |
| 4. | yield - the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity | |
| Verb | 1. | yield - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" |
| 2. | yield - end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 3. | yield - 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" | |
| 4. | yield - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | |
| 5. | yield - give in, as to influence or pressure truckle - yield to out of weakness remain firm, stand - hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" | |
| 6. | yield - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 7. | yield - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory" | |
| 8. | yield - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" | |
| 9. | yield - be fatally overwhelmed croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" | |
| 10. |  yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"investment funds, investment - money that is invested with an expectation of profit earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" pay off - yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off" | |
| 11. | yield - be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches" | |
| 12. | yield - cease opposition; stop fighting surrender, give up - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" fall - be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" | |
| 13. | yield - consent reluctantly |
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yield
verb
1. bow, submit, give in, surrender, give way, succumb, cave in (informal), capitulate, knuckle under, resign yourself She yielded to general pressure.
2. relinquish, resign, hand over, surrender, turn over, part with, make over, cede, give over, bequeath, abdicate, deliver up He may yield control.
relinquish keep, maintain, retain, hold on to, reserve, appropriate, grab, commandeer
relinquish keep, maintain, retain, hold on to, reserve, appropriate, grab, commandeer
3. surrender, give up, give in, concede defeat, cave in (informal), throw in the towel, admit defeat, accept defeat, give up the struggle, knuckle under, raise the white flag, lay down your arms, cry quits Their leader refused to yield.
surrender resist, hold out
surrender resist, hold out
noun
yield to something comply with, agree to, concede, allow, grant, permit, go along with, bow to, consent to, accede to Television officials had yielded to demands.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
yield
verb2. To make as income or profit:
4. To give up a possession, claim, or right:
6. To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength:
Informal: fold.
7. To conform to the will or judgment of another, especially out of respect or courtesy:
Idioms: give ground, give way.
1. The amount or quantity produced:
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yield
[jiːld]A. N (from crop, mine, investment) → rendimiento m
yield per hectare → el rendimiento por hectárea
high-yield bonds → bonos mpl de alto rendimiento
this year, grain yields have trebled → este año la producción de cereales se ha triplicado
how to improve milk yields → cómo mejorar la producción de leche
yield per hectare → el rendimiento por hectárea
high-yield bonds → bonos mpl de alto rendimiento
this year, grain yields have trebled → este año la producción de cereales se ha triplicado
how to improve milk yields → cómo mejorar la producción de leche
B. VT
C. VI
1. (Agr) (= produce) land that yields well/poorly → una tierra que produce mucho/poco
a variety of strawberry that yields well → una variedad de fresa que da mucha producción
a variety of strawberry that yields well → una variedad de fresa que da mucha producción
2. (frm) (= surrender) → rendirse, ceder
we shall never yield → nunca nos rendiremos, nunca cederemos
to yield to sth → ceder a or ante algo
we will not yield to threats → no vamos a ceder a or ante las amenazas
he refused to yield to temptation → se negó a caer en la tentación, se negó a ceder a or ante la tentación
the disease yielded to treatment → la enfermedad remitió con el tratamiento
we shall never yield → nunca nos rendiremos, nunca cederemos
to yield to sth → ceder a or ante algo
we will not yield to threats → no vamos a ceder a or ante las amenazas
he refused to yield to temptation → se negó a caer en la tentación, se negó a ceder a or ante la tentación
the disease yielded to treatment → la enfermedad remitió con el tratamiento
yield up VT + ADV (liter) [+ territory, power, control] → ceder (to a) [+ secret] → revelar
nature yields up its bounty (liter) → la naturaleza da su recompensa
nature yields up its bounty (liter) → la naturaleza da su recompensa
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yield
(jiːld) verb1. to give up; to surrender. He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.ceder
2. to give way to force or pressure. At last the door yielded.ceder
3. to produce naturally, grow etc. How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?producir
noun the amount produced by natural means. the annual yield of wheat.cosecha, rendimiento
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yield
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yield
n. rendimiento; producción;
v. producir, rendir.
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