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    yield - Dictionary definition and meaning for word yield

    Definition
    (noun) production of a certain amount
    Synonyms : output
    Definition
    (noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
    Synonyms : issue , payoff , proceeds , return , take , takings
    Example Sentence
    • the average return was about 5%
    Definition
    (noun) an amount of a product
    Synonyms : fruit
    Definition
    (noun) the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
    Synonyms : output , production
    Example Sentence
    • production was up in the second quarter
    Definition
    (verb) be the cause or source of
    Synonyms : afford , give
    Example Sentence
    • He gave me a lot of trouble
    • Our meeting afforded much interesting information
    Definition
    (verb) end resistance, as under pressure or force
    Synonyms : give way
    Example Sentence
    • The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
    Definition
    (verb) give or supply
    Synonyms : generate , give , render , return
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
    Synonyms : cede , concede , grant
    Definition
    (verb) give in, as to influence or pressure
    Synonyms : relent , soften
    Definition
    (verb) move in order to make room for someone for something
    Synonyms : ease up , give , give way , move over
    Example Sentence
    • The park gave way to a supermarket
    • `Move over,' he told the crowd
    Definition
    (verb) cause to happen or be responsible for
    Synonyms : give
    Example Sentence
    • His two singles gave the team the victory
    Definition
    (verb) be willing to concede
    Synonyms : concede , grant
    Example Sentence
    • I grant you this much
    Definition
    (verb) be fatally overwhelmed
    Synonyms : succumb
    Definition
    (verb) bring in
    Synonyms : bear , pay
    Example Sentence
    • interest-bearing accounts
    • How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
    Definition
    (verb) be flexible under stress of physical force
    Synonyms : give
    Example Sentence
    • This material doesn't give
    Definition
    (verb) cease opposition; stop fighting Definition
    (verb) consent reluctantly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for yield

Yield sounds similar to field. A field is an area where crop is grown, and yield is the amount of crop produced in it as an outcome of one's effort.

yi +eld ..eld means elder so if younger brother asks you for sumthing expensive u will refuse to buy that but when ur parent force you to buy tht 4 him you can’t oppose them..wht do u do at tht time u just give up or surrender…

When you cannot shield, you then yield to force.

When you YIELD to your enemy, you bend your back and bow them.


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text: footman will yield as your logic wishes
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