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yield


Definition: Meaning of, yield in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / jiːld /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
yield yielded yielded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
yielding yields
  1. result [transitive] to produce a result, answer, or piece of information
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  2. crops/profits [transitive] to produce crops, profits etc
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  3. agree unwillingly [intransitive and transitive] to allow yourself to be forced or persuaded to do something or stop having something
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  4. traffic [intransitive] American English to allow other traffic on a bigger road to go first [=  give way British English]
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  5. move/bend/break [intransitive] to move, bend, or break because of physical force or pressure [=  give]
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  6. give up fighting [intransitive] literary to stop fighting and accept defeat [=  surrender]
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Singular Plural
yield yields
[countable]
  1. the amount of profits, crops etc that something produces
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yield used in phrases

  • dividend yield (noun)
    1. the percentage of the current share price which is equal to the annual dividend income per share
  • high-yield (adjective)
    1. yielding a large amount of agricultural or industrial production
  • high-yield bond (noun)
    1. speculative a bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
  • sustained yield (noun)
    1. ecology the continuing yield of a biological resource by controlled periodic harvesting
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yield used in phrasal verbs

  • yield up (phrasal verb)
    1. to finally allow people to see something that has been hidden
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