2. (noun)return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property "the average return was about 5%"
4. (noun)output, yield, production the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a givenperiod of time)
"production was up in the second quarter"
5. (verb)yield, give, afford be the cause or source of
"He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
6. (verb)give way, yield end resistance, as under pressure or force "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
7. (verb)render, yield, return, give, generate 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"
8. (verb)concede, yield, cede, grant give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
10. (verb)move over, give way, give, ease up, yield move in order to makeroom for someone for something
"The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
11. (verb)give, yield cause to happen or be responsible for
"His two singles gave the team the victory"
12. (verb)concede, yield, grant be willing to concede
"I grant you this much"
13. (verb)succumb, yield be fatally overwhelmed
14. (verb)yield, pay, bear bring in
"interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
15. (verb)give, yield be flexible under stress of physical force "This material doesn't give"
Definition of 'yield'
