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1. yield - noun

· production of a certain amount

Synonym(s): output

Hypernym(s): production




2. yield - noun

· the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Synonym(s): return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, payoff

Hypernym(s): income




3. yield - noun

· an amount of a product

Synonym(s): fruit

Hypernym(s): product, production




4. yield - noun

· the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"

Synonym(s): output, production

Hypernym(s): indefinite_quantity




5. yield - verb

· be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

Synonym(s): give, afford

Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish




6. yield - verb

· end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

Synonym(s): give_way

Hypernym(s): change




7. yield - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): render, return, give, generate

Hypernym(s): produce, make, create




8. yield - verb

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

Synonym(s): concede, cede, grant

Hypernym(s): give




9. yield - verb

· give in, as to influence or pressure

Synonym(s): relent, soften

Antonym(s): stand




10. yield - verb

· move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

Synonym(s): move_over, give_way, give, ease_up

Hypernym(s): move




11. yield - verb

· cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

Synonym(s): give

Hypernym(s): make, create




12. yield - verb

· be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

Synonym(s): concede, grant

Hypernym(s): agree, hold, concur, concord




13. yield - verb

· be fatally overwhelmed

Synonym(s): succumb

Hypernym(s): die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one%27s_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, choke, croak, snuff_it




14. yield - verb

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

Synonym(s): pay, bear

Hypernym(s): gain, take_in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull_in, bring_in




15. yield - verb

· be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"

Synonym(s): give

Hypernym(s): stretch




16. yield - verb

· cease opposition; stop fighting




17. yield - verb

· consent reluctantly

Synonym(s): give_in, succumb, knuckle_under, buckle_under

Hypernym(s): accept, consent, go_for





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