Definitions for yield
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Princeton's WordNet(2.88 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. output, yieldnoun

   production of a certain amount

2. return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoffnoun

   the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

   "the average return was about 5%"

3. yield, fruitnoun

   an amount of a product

4. output, yield, productionverb

   the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

   "production was up in the second quarter"

5. yield, give, affordverb

   be the cause or source of

   "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

6. give way, yieldverb

   end resistance, as under pressure or force

   "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

7. render, yield, return, give, generateverb

   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. concede, yield, cede, grantverb

   give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

9. yield, relent, softenverb

   give in, as to influence or pressure

10. move over, give way, give, ease up, yieldverb

    move in order to make room for someone for something

    "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

11. give, yieldverb

    cause to happen or be responsible for

    "His two singles gave the team the victory"

12. concede, yield, grantverb

    be willing to concede

    "I grant you this much"

13. succumb, yieldverb

    be fatally overwhelmed

14. yield, pay, bearverb

    bring in

    "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

15. give, yieldverb

    be flexible under stress of physical force

    "This material doesn't give"

16. yieldverb

    cease opposition; stop fighting

17. yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle underverb

    consent reluctantly

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. yieldnoun

   Payment; tribute.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

2. yieldnoun

   A product; the quantity of something produced

   Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

3. yieldverb

   To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

4. yieldverb

   To give way; to allow another to pass first.

   Yield the right of way to pedestrians.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

5. yieldverb

   To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.

   They refuse to yield to the enemy.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

6. yieldverb

   To give way; to succumb to a force.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

7. yieldverb

   To produce as return, as from an investment.

   Historically, that security yields a high return.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

8. yieldverb

   The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

9. yieldverb

   To produce as a result.

   Completing the mathematics correctly yields a result of five.

   Etymology: From yielden, yelden, from gieldan, from geldanan, from gheldh-. Cognate with gelden, gelten, jild.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Yieldverb

   to give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

2. Yieldverb

   to furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

3. Yieldverb

   to give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

4. Yieldverb

   to admit to be true; to concede; to allow

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

5. Yieldverb

   to permit; to grant; as, to yield passage

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

6. Yieldverb

   to give a reward to; to bless

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

7. Yieldverb

   to give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

8. Yieldverb

   to comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

9. Yieldverb

   to give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded

   Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

10. Yieldverb

    to give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing

    Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

11. Yieldnoun

    amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation

    Etymology: [OE. yelden, elden, ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. glla to be worth, glda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld, Guild.]

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1. Yield

   Yield is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on February 3, 1998. Following a short promotional tour for its previous album, No Code, Pearl Jam recorded Yield throughout 1997 at Studio Litho and Studio X in Seattle, Washington. The album was proclaimed as a return to the band's early, straightforward rock sound, and marked a more collaborative effort from the band as opposed to relying heavily on frontman Eddie Vedder to compose the songs. The lyrics deal with contemplative themes, albeit seen in a more positive manner compared to the band's earlier work. Yield received positive reviews and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, but while like No Code the album soon began dropping down the charts, Yield eventually outsold its predecessor. The band did more promotion for the album compared to No Code, including a return to full-scale touring and the release of a music video for the song "Do the Evolution". The record has been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA in the United States. The album is Pearl Jam's last release with drummer Jack Irons, who left the band during the album's promotional tour.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Yield

   yēld, v.t. to resign: to grant: to give out: to produce: to allow.—v.i. to submit: to comply with: to give place.—n. amount yielded: product.—adj. Yield′able, that may be yielded: inclined to yield.—ns. Yield′ableness; Yield′er.—adj. Yield′ing, inclined to give way or comply: compliant.—adv. Yield′ingly.—n. Yield′ingness.—Yield up the ghost (see 'Give up the ghost,' under Give). [A.S. gieldan, gildan, to pay, gelten, Ice. gjalda.]

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Create
   • Die
   • Give
   • Move
   • Production
   • Stretch
   • Supply

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'yield' in Nouns Frequency: #2145

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'yield' in Verbs Frequency: #688

Anagrams for yield »

1. Leidy

2. ylide

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of yield in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of yield in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of yield in a Sentence

1. Lassina Zerbo:

   It wasn't about Russia conducting any low-yield tests but that Russia may have the capability for doing so.

2. Giuseppe Sersale:

   Markets continue to discount dissappointmentr over the ECB. You add oil prices making new lows, worries over U.S. high yield, China deflation and a mini credit crisis in Italy, then you have the cocktail that is weighing on markets.

3. Shun Maruyama:

   There are investors globally who seek dividend yield when there's low growth, low inflation and low interest rates.

4. Stefania Godoli:

   At the current price, Poste has a dividend yield of nearly 5 percent. This was one of the reasons why investors bought into the group.

5. Steve Ellis:

   This is a yield-hungry environment and EM does stack up as an asset class that does offer yield.

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