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Definition of "yield" []

  • To give forth by or as if by a natural process, especially by cultivation: a field that yields many bushels of corn. (verb-transitive)
  • To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of: an investment that yields high percentages. (verb-transitive)
  • To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender. (verb-transitive)
  • To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede. (verb-transitive)
  • To give forth a natural product; be productive. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "yield" in a sentence
  • "I. iii.134 (414,5) why do I yield] To _yield_ is, simply, to _give way to_."
  • "The supposed difference in yield is 3.5 basis points."
  • "If you've been watching or reading much economic news, invariably you would've heard of the term yield curve."