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- Dictionaryyield/jiːld/
verb
- 1. produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product): "the land yields grapes and tobacco" Similar
- 2. give way to arguments, demands, or pressure: "the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product: "the milk yield was poor"
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The meaning of YIELD is to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation. How to use yield in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Yield.
YIELD definition: 1. to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information: 2…. Learn more.
the result, product, or amount yielded. the profit or return, as from an investment or tax. 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.
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.
A yield is a quantity of a product obtained in a reaction or series of reactions, usually expressed as a percentage of the quantity that is theoretically obtainable.
Yield has two meanings that seem quite different: "an amount" or "to give way." The yield of the recipe was twelve brownies. To avoid being tripped, Mary was forced to yield to the children on her way to the brownie plate.
to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information: an attempt to yield increased profits. The investigation yielded some unexpected results. Favorable weather yielded a good crop. Fewer examples. The process yields oil for industrial use.
yield. verb. /yild/ Verb Forms. [transitive] yield something to produce or provide something, for example a profit, result, or crop Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns. The research has yielded useful information. trees that no longer yield fruit. Take your English to the next level.
YIELD definition: 1. to produce or provide something: 2. to be forced to do something 3. to stop in order to allow…. Learn more.
Definition of yield noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
