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   yield

   /jiːld/

   verb

   • 1. produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product): "the land yields grapes and tobacco" Similar producebeargivesupplyprovideaffordreturnbring inpull inhaul ingather infetchearnnetrealizegeneratefurnishbestowpay outcontributeinformal:rake in
   • ▪ produce or generate (a result, gain, or financial return): "this method yields the same results" Similar producebeargivesupplyprovideaffordreturnbring inpull inhaul ingather infetchearnnetrealizegeneratefurnishbestowpay outcontributeinformal:rake in
   • 2. give way to arguments, demands, or pressure: "the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted" Similar surrendercapitulatesubmitrelentadmit defeataccept defeatconcede defeatback downclimb downquitgive ingive up the strugglelay down one's armsraise/show the white flagknuckle underbe overcomebe overwhelmedbe conqueredbe beatenfall victiminformal:throw in the towelthrow in the spongecave inaccede tosubmit tobow down todefer tocomply withconform toagree toconsent togo along withbe guided byheednotepay attention tograntpermitallowsanctionwarrantOpposite resistdefy
   • ▪ relinquish possession of: "they might yield up their secrets" Similar relinquishsurrenderpart withdeliver uphand overturn overgive overmake overbequeathremitcedeleavesacrificeOpposite retain
   • ▪ concede (a point of dispute): "I yielded the point"
   • ▪ give right of way to other traffic. North American
   • 3. (of a mass or structure) give way under force or pressure: "he reeled into the house as the door yielded" Similar bendgiveflexbe flexiblebe pliant

   noun

   • 1. an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product: "the milk yield was poor"
   • ▪ a financial return: "an annual dividend yield of 20 per cent"

   Word Origin Old Englishg(i)eldan ‘pay, repay’, of Germanic origin. The senses ‘produce, bear’ and ‘surrender’ arose in Middle English.

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   What does yield mean?

   • dar, render, fornecer… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! YIELD definition: 1. to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information: 2…. Learn more.

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   What is a synonym for yield?

   • SYNONYMS 1. furnish, supply, render, bear. 3. abandon, abdicate, waive, forgo. yield, submit, surrender mean to give way or give up to someone or something. To yield is to concede under some degree of pressure, but not necessarily to surrender totally: to yield ground to an enemy.

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   What does yield up mean?

   • 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] Yield up means the same as yield. The shallow sea bed yields up an abundance of food.

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   What is a yield & why is it important?

   • 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 fermentable sugars with a 97 percent yield by enzymatic saccharification.

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   What is the difference between yield and relent?

   • Yield has the widest application: My neighbor won't yield to reason."The child ... soon yielded to the drowsiness" (Charles Dickens). To relent is to moderate the harshness or severity of an attitude or decision: "The captain at last relented, and told him that he might make himself at home" (Herman Melville).

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   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. Favourable weather yielded a good crop. Fewer examples. The process yields oil for industrial use.

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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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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. Is it ever possible to achieve a 100 percent yield of a product from a reaction?

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   YIELD definition: 1. to produce or provide something: 2. to be forced to do something 3. to stop in order to allow…. Learn more.

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   1. to give forth or supply (a product, result, etc), esp by cultivation, labour, etc; produce or bear. 2. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to furnish as a return: the shares yielded three per cent. 3. (often foll by: up) to surrender or relinquish, esp as a result of force, persuasion, etc.