Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense yields, present participle yielding, past tense, past participle yielded
1. verb
If you yieldto someone or something, you stop resisting them.
[formal]
Will she yield to growing pressure for her to retire? [VERB + to]
I yielded to an impulse. [VERBto noun]
Men of courage faced down injustice and refused to yield. [VERB]
2. verb
If you yield something that you have control of or responsibility for, you allow someone else to have control or responsibility for it.
[formal]
He may yield control. [VERB noun]
The Director is now under pressure to yield power to the shareholders. [VERB noun to noun]
Synonyms: relinquish, resign, hand over, surrender More Synonyms of yield
Yield up means the same as yield.
He yielded up the prime ministership last summer. [VERBPARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
3. verb
If one thing yieldsto another thing, it is replaced by this other thing.
[formal]
Boston's traditional drab brick was slow to yield to the modern glass palaces ofso many American urban areas. [VERBto noun]
4. verb
If a moving person or a vehicle yields, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them.
[US]
When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers. [VERB + to]
...examples of common signs like No Smoking or Yield. [VERB]
regional note: in BRIT, usually use give way
5. verb
If something yields, it breaks or moves position because force or pressure has been put on it.
The door yielded easily when he pushed it. [VERB]
6. verb
If an area of land yields a particular amount of a crop, this is the amount that is produced. You can also say that a number of animals yield a particular amount of meat.
Last year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: produce, give, provide, pay More Synonyms of yield
Yield up means the same as yield.
The shallow sea bed yields up an abundance of food. [VERBPARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
7. countable noun
A yield is the amount of food produced on an area of land or by a number of animals.
...improving the yield of the crop.
Polluted water lessens crop yields.
Synonyms: produce, crop, harvest, output More Synonyms of yield
8. verb
If a tax or investment yields an amount of money or profit, this money or profit is obtained from it.
[business]
It yielded a profit of at least $36 million. [VERB noun]
9. countable noun
A yield is the amount of money or profit produced by an investment.
[business]
...a yield of 4%.
The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to privateinvestors. [+ on]
...the yield on a bank's investments. [+ on]
Synonyms: profit, return, income, revenue More Synonyms of yield
10. verb
If something yields a result or piece of information, it produces it.
This research has yielded a great number of positive results. [VERB noun]
His trip to Melbourne had yielded a lot of information. [VERB noun]
Phrasal verbs:
See yield up
More Synonyms of yield
yield in British English
(jiːld)
verb
1.
to give forth or supply (a product, result, etc), esp by cultivation, labour, etc; produce or bear
2. (transitive)
to furnish as a return
the shares yielded three per cent
3. (transitive; often foll byup)
to surrender or relinquish, esp as a result of force, persuasion, etc
4. (intransitive; sometimes foll byto)
to give way, submit, or surrender, as through force or persuasion
she yielded to his superior knowledge
5. (intransitive; often foll byto)
to agree; comply; assent
he eventually yielded to their request for money
6. (transitive)
to grant or allow; concede
to yield right of way
7. (transitive) obsolete
to pay or repay
God yield thee!
noun
8.
the result, product, or amount yielded
9.
the profit or return, as from an investment or tax
10.
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
11.
the energy released by the explosion of a nuclear weapon expressed in terms of the amount of TNT necessary to produce the same energy
12. chemistry
the quantity of a specified product obtained in a reaction or series of reactions, usually expressed as a percentage of the quantity that istheoretically obtainable
Derived forms
yieldable (ˈyieldable)
adjective
yielder (ˈyielder)
noun
Word origin
Old English gieldan; related to Old Frisian jelda, Old High German geltan, Old Norse gjalda, Gothic gildan
yield in American English
(jild)
verb transitive
1.
to produce
; specif.,
a.
to give or furnish as a natural process or as the result of cultivation
an orchard that yielded a good crop
b.
to give in return; produce as a result, profit, etc.
an investment that yielded high profits
2.
to give up under pressure; surrender
sometimes used reflexively with up
to yield oneself up to pleasure
3.
to give; concede; grant
to yield the right of way, to yield a point
4. Archaic
to pay; recompense
verb intransitive
5.
to produce or bear
a mine that has yielded poorly
6.
to give up; surrender; submit
7.
to give way to physical force
the gate would not yield to their blows
8.
to give place; lose precedence, leadership, etc.
; specif.,
a.
to let another, esp. a motorist, have the right of way
b.
to give up willingly a right, position, privilege, etc.
, often with to
noun
9.
the act of yielding, or producing
10.
the amount yielded or produced; return on labor, investment, taxes, etc.; product
11. Finance
the ratio of the annual cash dividends or of the earnings per share of a stock to the market price
12. Physics and Chemistry
a.
the total products actually obtained from given raw materials, usually expressed as a percentage of the amount theoretically obtainable
b.
the force in kilotons or megatons of a nuclear or thermonuclear explosion
SYNONYMY NOTE: yield implies a giving way under the pressure or compulsion of force, entreaty, persuasion,etc. [to yield to demands]; capitulate implies surrender to a force that one has neither the strength nor will to resistfurther [to capitulate to the will of the majority]; succumb stresses the weakness of the one who gives way or the power and irresistibility ofthat which makes one yield [she succumbed to his charms]; relent suggests the yielding or softening of one in a dominant position who has been harsh,stern, or stubborn [he relented at the sight of her grief]; defer1 implies a yielding to another because of respect for his dignity, authority, knowledge,etc. [to defer to another's judgment]
OPPOSITE: resist
Derived forms
yielder (ˈyielder)
noun
Word origin
ME yelden < OE gieldan, to pay, give, akin to Ger gelten, to be worth < IE base *ghel-tō, (I) give, pay
yield in Chemical Engineering
(yild)
Word forms: (regular plural) yields
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
A yield is a measure of how efficient a process is. It is expressed as the amount of product which you get as a percentage of that which you could get if conversion were complete.
By using alkaline peroxide pretreatment, wheat straw can be converted to fermentablesugars with a 97 percent yield by enzymatic saccharification.
The first attempts at large-scale production gave yields of less than five percent.
A yield is a measure of how efficient a process is. It is expressed as the amount of productwhich you get as a percentage of that which you could get if conversion were complete.
yield in Finance
(yild)
Word forms: (regular plural) yields
noun
(Finance: Investment)
The yield of an investment is the amount of money or profit that it produces.
The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to private investors.
Real estate prices are low, but the rental market is likely to produce better yields.
The yield of an investment is the amount of money or profit that it produces.
yield curve, yield to maturity
yield in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(yild)
Word forms: (regular plural) yields
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Administration)
A yield is a quantity of a product obtained in a reaction or series of reactions, usuallyexpressed as a percentage of the quantity that is theoretically obtainable.
Is it ever possible to achieve a 100 percent yield of a product from a reaction?
Achieving high percentage yields is important in the pharmaceutical industry, which relies on the creation of syntheticcompounds.
A yield is a quantity of a product obtained in a reaction or series of reactions, usuallyexpressed as a percentage of the quantity that is theoretically obtainable.
yield in Accounting
(yild)
Word forms: (regular plural) yields
noun
(Accounting: Basic)
The yield of an investment is the amount of money or profit that it produces.
The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to private investors.
Real estate prices are low, but the rental market is likely to produce better yields.
The yield of an investment is the amount of money or profit that it produces.
Examples of 'yield' in a sentence
yield
The tactic appears to have yielded dividends.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This pushes up bond values but reduces yields.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The stock trades on a low price earnings ratio and offers a reasonable dividend yield.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is why the dividend yield features prominently on each stock report.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This will help drive some capital growth in addition to the healthy 5 % dividend yield.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The dividend yield is now about 4 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Converting blue sky research into products that can yield hard cash is a constant challenge for IT vendors.
Computing (2010)
His investment approach is to seek out stocks that are relatively cheap, but are yielding a decent amount and this has produced steady returns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They aim to pay 5 % but the yield has averaged 6.6 % over the last three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The bond has since lost 15 % of its value as the yield has climbed to nearly 3.5 %.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This would yield any necessary information when and only when it was needed.
Christopher Ross TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)
Only aerobic fermentation yields a product with all the beneficial effects on soils and plants.
Thompkins, Peter, Bird, Christopher Secrets of the Soil (1990)
Using the given address yielded no result.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The projects are going to yield something and profits are easy to forecast.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In urban areas this has yielded results.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This will support both values and rental yields for some time to come.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Worth having if that yield suits your investment criteria.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is rather the political temptations to yield to populist pressure for lower fuel taxes.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This yields a small amount of oil which is scooped off by hand.
Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994)
Why do politicians continue to begrudge the tiny investment that yields such stupendous results?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The yield is the income expressed as a proportion of the purchase price.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Investing more usually yields a better made and more flexible product with vastly improved sound.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Without sprays crop yields would drop dramatically.
The Sun (2006)
These investigations can yield astonishing information about what an incumbent did or did not do.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There was the appetite for mortgages from investment banks wanting to package them up into complex products yielding fabulous profits.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet dividend yields are very high.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The properties offer a net yield of 4.5% and the rents are linked to inflation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The yields available are substantially lower, then, than they used to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The dividend yield is 3.6% and the most recent dividend increase was 5%.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
yield
British English: yield /jiːld/ VERB
If you yield to someone or something, you stop resisting them.
She yielded to pressure and told the truth.
American English: yield
Arabic: يَسْتَسْلِمُ
Brazilian Portuguese: render
Chinese: 屈服
Croatian: prepustiti se
Czech: ustoupit silnějšímu
Danish: give efter
Dutch: zwichten
European Spanish: rendir
Finnish: tuottaa tuottoa
French: produire
German: erbringen
Greek: αποφέρω
Italian: rendere
Japanese: 生む 利益
Korean: 산출하다
Norwegian: vike
Polish: dać
European Portuguese: render
Romanian: a ceda
Russian: давать
Latin American Spanish: rendir
Swedish: avkastning
Thai: ยอม ยอมจำนน
Turkish: sonuç sağlamak
Ukrainian: поступатися
Vietnamese: đầu hàng
British English: yield NOUN
A yield is the amount of food produced on an area of land or by a number of animals.
...improving the yield of the crop.
American English: yield
Brazilian Portuguese: produção
Chinese: 产量
European Spanish: producción
French: rendement
German: Ertrag
Italian: produzione
Japanese: 収穫高
Korean: 수확
European Portuguese: produção
Latin American Spanish: producción
All related terms of 'yield'
yield up
If you yield up a secret , you reveal it.
yield curve
A yield curve is a graph showing the interest rates of bonds that mature at different times.
yield point
the stress at which an elastic material under increasing stress ceases to behave elastically; under conditions of tensile strength the elongation is no longer proportional to the increase in stress
current yield
the yield of a bond or similar asset , expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
yield stress
the stress level at which a metal or other material ceases to behave elastically. The stress divided by the strain is no longer constant . The point at which this occurs is known as the yield point
dividend yield
a company's annual dividend payments divided by its market capitalization
yield strength
The yield strength of a bar of material is the maximum stress that can be applied along its axis before it begins to change shape.
redemption yield
the yield produced by a redeemable gilt-edged security taking into account the annual interest it pays and an annualized amount to account for any profit or loss when it is redeemed
yield management
the process of frequently adjusting the price of a product in response to various market factors , as demand or competition
yield to maturity
The yield to maturity of a bond is the rate of return on the bond if it is held to its maturity date .
yield the palm to
to acknowledge the superiority of; admit to defeat by
functional load
the relative frequency of occurrence of words that are differentiated in one and the same position by only one distinctive feature. In English, the opposition of voiced and voiceless th has a low functional load being used only to distinguish such pairs as ether and either , or wreath and wreathe
APY
APY is the annual rate of return on an investment .
Chinese translation of 'yield'
yield
(jiːld)
n(c)
(Agr) 产(產)量 (chǎnliàng)
(Comm) 利润(潤) (lìrùn)
vt
(= give up)[control, responsibility]让(讓)出 (ràngchū)
(= produce)[harvest]出产(產) (chūchǎn)
[results, profit]产(產)生 (chǎnshēng)
vi
(= surrender)
to yield (to sth)屈服(于(於)某事) (qūfú (yú mǒushì))
[door, lock]弯(彎)曲 (wānqū)
(US, in car etc) 让(讓)路 (rànglù)
英 = give way
a yield of 5%5%的利润(潤) (bǎifēnzhī wǔ de lìrùn)
1 (verb)
Definition
to give way, submit, or surrender, through force or persuasion
She yielded to general pressure.
Synonyms
bow
submit
If I submitted to their demands, they would not press the allegations.
give in
My parents gave in and let me go to the camp.
surrender
We'll never surrender to the terrorists.
give way
I knew he'd give way if I nagged enough.
succumb
cave in (informal)
capitulate
The club eventually capitulated and granted equal rights to women.
knuckle under
resign yourself
2 (verb)
Definition
to give up control of
He may yield control.
Synonyms
relinquish
He does not intend to relinquish power.
resign
He has resigned his seat in parliament.
hand over
surrender
She had to surrender all rights to her property.
turn over
part with
make over
cede
The General had promised to cede power by January.
give over
bequeath
abdicate
Edward chose to abdicate the throne, rather than give Mrs Simpson up.
deliver up
Opposites
keep
,
maintain
,
retain
,
hold on to
,
reserve
, appropriate,
grab
,
commandeer
3 (verb)
Definition
to give way, submit, or surrender, through force or persuasion
Their leader refused to yield.
Synonyms
surrender
give up
After a few attempts he gave up.
give in
concede defeat
I eventually had to concede defeat.
cave in (informal)
throw in the towel
admit defeat
accept defeat
give up the struggle
knuckle under
raise the white flag
lay down your arms
cry quits
4 (verb)
Definition
to give as a return
400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion.
Synonyms
produce
The plant produces sweet fruit with deep red flesh.
give
This recipe was given to me years ago.
They still give to charity despite hard economic times.
provide
The summit will provide an opportunity for discussions on the crisis.
pay
This job pays $1000 a week.
return
The business returned a handsome profit.
supply
an agreement to supply the library with new computers
bear
The plants grow and start to bear fruit.
net
The state government expects to net about 1.46 billion rupees.
earn
The dancers can earn up to £130 for each session.
afford
The room afforded fine views of the city.
generate
bring in
furnish
They'll be able to furnish you with the details.
bring forth
Opposites
use,
consume
,
use up
1 (noun)
Definition
the amount produced
improving the yield of the crop
Synonyms
produce
I buy organic produce whenever possible.
crop
a fine crop of apples
harvest
a bumper potato harvest
output
the largest drop in industrial output for ten years
2 (noun)
Definition
the amount produced
the yield on a bank's investment
Synonyms
profit
The bank made pre-tax profits of £3.5 million.
return
They have seen no return on their investment.
income
Over a third of their income is from advertising.
revenue
They wanted a big share of the revenue from the mine.
earnings
takings
Opposites
loss
,
consumption
,
input
phrasal verb
See yield to something
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abdicate
Edward chose to abdicate the throne, rather than give Mrs Simpson up.
Synonyms
give up,
yield,
hand over,
surrender,
relinquish,
renounce,
waive,
vacate,
cede,
abjure
in the sense of afford
Definition
to give or supply
The room afforded fine views of the city.
Synonyms
give,
offer,
provide,
produce,
supply,
grant,
yield,
render,
furnish,
bestow,
impart
in the sense of bear
Definition
to produce by natural growth
The plants grow and start to bear fruit.
Synonyms
produce,
give,
provide,
develop,
generate,
yield,
bring forth,
give forth
Synonyms of 'yield'
yield
Explore 'yield' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of capitulate
Definition
to surrender under agreed conditions
The club eventually capitulated and granted equal rights to women.
Synonyms
give in,
yield,
concede,
submit,
surrender,
comply,
give up,
come to terms,
succumb,
cave in (informal),
relent
in the sense of cede
Definition
to transfer or surrender (territory or legal rights)
The General had promised to cede power by January.
Synonyms
surrender,
grant,
transfer,
abandon,
yield,
concede,
hand over,
relinquish,
renounce,
make over,
abdicate
in the sense of concede defeat
I eventually had to concede defeat.
Synonyms
capitulate,
give up,
yield,
submit,
surrender,
give in,
come to terms,
succumb,
cave in (informal),
relent,
throw in the towel
in the sense of crop
Definition
the season's total yield of farm produce
a fine crop of apples
Synonyms
yield,
produce,
gathering,
fruits,
harvest,
vintage,
reaping,
season's growth
in the sense of earn
Definition
to gain or be paid (money) in return for work
The dancers can earn up to £130 for each session.
Synonyms
be paid,
make,
get,
receive,
draw,
gain,
net,
collect,
bring in,
gross,
procure,
clear,
get paid,
take home
in the sense of furnish
Definition
to supply or provide
They'll be able to furnish you with the details.
Synonyms
supply,
give,
offer,
provide,
present,
reveal,
grant,
afford,
hand out,
endow,
bestow
in the sense of give
Definition
to present or hand (something) to someone
This recipe was given to me years ago.They still give to charity despite hard economic times.
Synonyms
present,
contribute,
donate,
provide,
supply,
award,
grant,
deliver,
commit,
administer,
furnish,
confer,
bestow,
entrust,
consign,
make over,
hand over or out
in the sense of give in
Definition
to admit defeat
My parents gave in and let me go to the camp.
Synonyms
admit defeat,
yield,
concede,
collapse,
quit,
submit,
surrender,
comply,
succumb,
cave in (informal),
capitulate
in the sense of give up
Definition
to admit defeat or failure
After a few attempts he gave up.
Synonyms
stop trying,
surrender,
despair,
cave in (informal),
capitulate,
cede,
throw in the towel,
fall by the wayside,
admit defeat,
throw in the sponge,
call it a day or night
in the sense of give way
Definition
to yield or concede
I knew he'd give way if I nagged enough.
Synonyms
concede,
yield,
back down,
make concessions,
accede,
acquiesce,
acknowledge defeat
Additional synonyms
in the sense of harvest
Definition
the crop itself
a bumper potato harvest
Synonyms
crop,
yield,
year's growth,
produce
in the sense of income
Definition
the total amount of money earned from work or obtained from other sources over a given period of time
Over a third of their income is from advertising.
Synonyms
revenue,
gains,
earnings,
means,
pay,
interest,
returns,
profits,
wages,
rewards,
yield,
proceeds,
salary,
receipts,
takings
in the sense of net
Definition
to yield or earn as a clear profit
The state government expects to net about 1.46 billion rupees.
Synonyms
earn,
make,
clear,
gain,
realize,
bring in,
accumulate,
reap
in the sense of output
Definition
the amount of something that is made or produced
the largest drop in industrial output for ten years
Synonyms
production,
manufacture,
manufacturing,
yield,
productivity,
outturn (rare)
in the sense of pay
Definition
to yield a return of
This job pays $1000 a week.
Synonyms
bring in,
earn,
return,
net,
yield
in the sense of provide
Definition
to afford
The summit will provide an opportunity for discussions on the crisis.
Synonyms
give,
bring,
add,
produce,
present,
serve,
afford,
yield,
lend,
render,
impart
in the sense of resign
Definition
to give up (a right or claim)
He has resigned his seat in parliament.
Synonyms
give up,
abandon,
yield,
hand over,
surrender,
turn over,
relinquish,
renounce,
forsake,
cede,
forgo
in the sense of return
Definition
to earn or yield (profit or interest)
The business returned a handsome profit.
Synonyms
earn,
make,
net,
yield,
bring in,
repay
in the sense of return
Definition
the yield or profit from an investment or venture
They have seen no return on their investment.
Synonyms
profit,
interest,
benefit,
gain,
income,
advantage,
revenue,
yield,
proceeds,
takings,
boot (dialect)
in the sense of revenue
Definition
income, esp. that obtained by a government from taxation
They wanted a big share of the revenue from the mine.
Synonyms
income,
interest,
returns,
profits,
gain,
rewards,
yield,
proceeds,
receipts,
takings
Additional synonyms
in the sense of submit
Definition
to accept the will of another person or a superior force
If I submitted to their demands, they would not press the allegations.
Synonyms
surrender,
yield,
give in,
agree,
bend,
bow,
endure,
tolerate,
comply,
put up with (informal),
succumb,
defer,
stoop,
cave in (informal),
capitulate,
accede,
acquiesce,
toe the line,
knuckle under,
resign yourself,
lay down arms,
hoist the white flag,
throw in the sponge
in the sense of supply
Definition
to provide with something required
an agreement to supply the library with new computers