yield (y ld)v. yield·ed, yield·ing, yields v.tr. 1. a. To give forth by or as if by a natural process, especially by cultivation: a field that yields many bushels of corn. b. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of: an investment that yields high percentages. 2. a. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender. b. To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede. v.intr. 1. a. To give forth a natural product; be productive. b. To produce a return for effort or investment: bonds that yield well. 2. a. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit. b. To give way to pressure or force: The door yielded to a gentle push. c. To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty. d. To give up one's place, as to one that is superior: yielded to the chairperson. n. 1. a. An amount yielded or produced; a product. b. A profit obtained from an investment; a return. 2. The energy released by an explosion, especially by a nuclear explosion, expressed in units of weight of TNT required to produce an equivalent release: The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima had a yield of 20 kilotons. [Middle English yielden, from Old English geldan, to pay.] yield  er n.Synonyms: yield, relent, bow, defer2, submit, capitulate, succumb These verbs all mean to give in to what one can no longer oppose or resist. 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). Bow suggests giving way in defeat or through courtesy: "Bow and accept the end/Of a love" (Robert Frost). To defer is to yield out of respect for or in recognition of another's authority, knowledge, or judgment: "Philip ... had the good sense to defer to the long experience and the wisdom of his father" (William Hickling Prescott). Submit implies giving way out of necessity, as after futile or unsuccessful resistance: "obliged to submit to those laws which are imposed upon us (Abigail Adams). Capitulate implies surrender to pressure, force, compulsion, or inevitability: "I will be conquered; I will not capitulate [to illness]" (Samuel Johnson). Succumb strongly suggests submission to something overpowering or overwhelming: "I didn't succumb without a struggle to my uncle's allurements'' (H.G. Wells). See Also Synonyms at produce, relinquish. |
yield [jiːld]
vb
1. to give forth or supply (a product, result, etc.), esp by cultivation, labour, etc.; produce or bear
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to furnish as a return the shares yielded three per cent
3. (tr; often foll by up) to surrender or relinquish, esp as a result of force, persuasion, etc.
4. (intr; sometimes foll by to) to give way, submit, or surrender, as through force or persuasion she yielded to his superior knowledge
5. (intr; often foll by to) to agree; comply; assent he eventually yielded to their request for money
6. (tr) to grant or allow; concede to yield right of way
7. (tr) Obsolete to pay or repay God yield thee!
n
1. the result, product, or amount yielded
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the profit or return, as from an investment or tax
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) 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
4. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the energy released by the explosion of a nuclear weapon expressed in terms of the amount of TNT necessary to produce the same energy
5. (Chemistry) Chem the quantity of a specified product obtained in a reaction or series of reactions, usually expressed as a percentage of the quantity that is theoretically obtainable
[Old English gieldan; related to Old Frisian jelda, Old High German geltan, Old Norse gjalda, Gothic gildan]
yieldable adj
yielder n
Yield an amount or quantity yielded or grown, e.g., a yield of fruit, 1440.
Examples: yield of the country, 1577; of gold, 1863; of the olive grove, 1893.
See: nuclear yields.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | yield - production of a certain amount production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" |
| 2. | yield - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time economic rent, rent - the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions payback - financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) | |
| 3. | yield - an amount of a product product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" | |
| 4. | yield - the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity | |
| Verb | 1. | yield - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" |
| 2. | yield - end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 3. | yield - give or supply; "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" | |
| 4. | yield - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | |
| 5. | yield - give in, as to influence or pressure truckle - yield to out of weakness remain firm, stand - hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" | |
| 6. | yield - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 7. | yield - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory" | |
| 8. | yield - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" | |
| 9. | yield - be fatally overwhelmed croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" | |
| 10. | yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" investment funds, investment - money that is invested with an expectation of profit earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" pay off - yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off" | |
| 11. | yield - be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches" | |
| 12. | yield - cease opposition; stop fighting surrender, give up - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" fall - be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" | |
| 13. | yield - consent reluctantly |
yield
verb
1. bow, submit, give in, surrender, give way, succumb, cave in (informal), capitulate, knuckle under, resign yourself She yielded to general pressure.
2. relinquish, resign, hand over, surrender, turn over, part with, make over, cede, give over, bequeath, abdicate, deliver up He may yield control.
relinquish keep, maintain, retain, hold on to, reserve, appropriate, grab, commandeer
relinquish keep, maintain, retain, hold on to, reserve, appropriate, grab, commandeer
3. surrender, give up, give in, 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 Their leader refused to yield.
surrender resist, hold out
surrender resist, hold out
Translations
yield [jiːld]
A. N (from crop, mine, investment) → rendimiento m
yield per hectare → el rendimiento por hectárea
high-yield bonds → bonos mpl de alto rendimiento
this year, grain yields have trebled → este año la producción de cereales se ha triplicado
how to improve milk yields → cómo mejorar la producción de leche
yield per hectare → el rendimiento por hectárea
high-yield bonds → bonos mpl de alto rendimiento
this year, grain yields have trebled → este año la producción de cereales se ha triplicado
how to improve milk yields → cómo mejorar la producción de leche
B. VT
C. VI
1. (Agr) (= produce) land that yields well/poorly → una tierra que produce mucho/poco
a variety of strawberry that yields well → una variedad de fresa que da mucha producción
a variety of strawberry that yields well → una variedad de fresa que da mucha producción
2. (frm) (= surrender) → rendirse, ceder
we shall never yield → nunca nos rendiremos, nunca cederemos
to yield to sth → ceder a or ante algo
we will not yield to threats → no vamos a ceder a or ante las amenazas
he refused to yield to temptation → se negó a caer en la tentación, se negó a ceder a or ante la tentación
the disease yielded to treatment → la enfermedad remitió con el tratamiento
we shall never yield → nunca nos rendiremos, nunca cederemos
to yield to sth → ceder a or ante algo
we will not yield to threats → no vamos a ceder a or ante las amenazas
he refused to yield to temptation → se negó a caer en la tentación, se negó a ceder a or ante la tentación
the disease yielded to treatment → la enfermedad remitió con el tratamiento
yield up VT + ADV (liter) [+ territory, power, control] → ceder (to a) [+ secret] → revelar
nature yields up its bounty (liter) → la naturaleza da su recompensa
nature yields up its bounty (liter) → la naturaleza da su recompensa
yield [ˈjiːld]
n
[crop] → rendement m; [milk] → production f
yield
vt
(land) fruit, crop → hervorbringen; (tree) fruit → tragen; (mine, oil well) → bringen; (shares, money) interest, profit → (ein)bringen, abwerfen; result → (hervor)bringen; opportunity, clue → ergeben; the information yielded by the poll → die Information, die die Meinungsumfrage ergeben hat; this yielded a weekly increase of 20% → das brachte eine wöchentliche Steigerung von 20%
(= surrender, concede) → aufgeben; to yield something to somebody → etw an jdn abtreten; to yield ground to somebody → vor jdm zurückstecken; to yield the floor to somebody (fig) → jdm das Feld überlassen; to yield a point to somebody → jdm einen Punkt zukommen lassen; (in competition) → einen Punkt an jdn abgeben; to yield concessions → Zugeständnisse machen; to yield right of way to somebody (Mot) → jdm die Vorfahrt gewähren or lassen
vi
(tree, land) → tragen; (mine, oil well) → Ertrag bringen; (shares, money) → sich verzinsen, Zinsen or Profit einbringen or abwerfen; land that yields well → Land, das ertragreich ist
(= surrender, give way) they yielded to us (Mil) → sie haben sich uns (dat) → ergeben; (general) → sie haben nachgegeben; at last she yielded to him/to his charm → schließlich erlag sie ihm/seinem Charme doch; to yield to force/superior forces (Mil) → der Gewalt/Übermacht weichen or nachgeben; to yield to somebody’s threats → sich jds Drohungen (dat) → beugen; he yielded to her requests → er gab ihren Bitten nach; the disease yielded to treatment → die Krankheit sprach auf die Behandlung an; to yield to temptation → der Versuchung erliegen; to yield to one’s emotions → seinen Gefühlen nachgeben; I’ll have to yield to you on that point → in diesem Punkt muss ich Ihnen recht geben
(= give way: branch, beam, rope, floor, ground) → nachgeben; to yield under pressure → unter Druck nachgeben; (fig) → dem Druck weichen
(Mot) to yield to oncoming traffic → den Gegenverkehr vorbeilassen; “yield” (US, Ir) → „Vorfahrt beachten!“
n (of land, tree) → Ertrag m; (of work also) → Ergebnis nt; (of mine, well) → Ausbeute f; (of industry) (= goods) → Produktion f; (= profit) → Gewinne pl, → Erträge pl; (Fin, of shares, business) → Ertrag m, → Gewinn m; yield of tax → Steueraufkommen nt
yield [jiːld]
yield [jiːld]
1. n (of land, mine) → resa; (of investment) → rendita; (of crops) → raccolto
a yield of 5% → un profitto del 5%
a yield of 5% → un profitto del 5%
2. vt
a. (produce, harvest, dividend) → fruttare; (results) → fornire, produrre; (information, opportunity) → fornire
b. (surrender) → cedere
3. vi (surrender) to yield (to) → cedere (a), arrendersi (a); (break, collapse) → cedere (Am, ZZZ) (Aut) → dare la precedenza
to yield to temptation → cedere alla tentazione
to yield to temptation → cedere alla tentazione
yield [jiːld]
1. n (of land, mine) → resa; (of investment) → rendita; (of crops) → raccolto
a yield of 5% → un profitto del 5%
a yield of 5% → un profitto del 5%
2. vt
a. (produce, harvest, dividend) → fruttare; (results) → fornire, produrre; (information, opportunity) → fornire
b. (surrender) → cedere
3. vi (surrender) to yield (to) → cedere (a), arrendersi (a); (break, collapse) → cedere (Am, ZZZ) (Aut) → dare la precedenza
to yield to temptation → cedere alla tentazione
to yield to temptation → cedere alla tentazione
v yield [jiːld]
1 to give up; to surrender He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state. opgee, ingee يَخْضَع ، يَتَنازَل отстъпвам ustoupit; přenechat give efter; overdrage aufgeben, abtreten υποκύπτω, ενδίδω, παραδίδω ceder alistuma, loovutama تسلیم شدن؛ تسلیم کردن luovuttaa céder הֵנִיב, הֵפִיק, הִכְנִיס, גָּרַף רְווָחִים []; נִכְנַע, וִתֵּר; נָסוֹג समर्पित करना, समर्पण करना, आत्मसमर्पण करना dati enged; felad menyerah gefast upp (fyrir); láta af hendi cedere 明け渡す 굴복하다 nusileisti, perduoti piekāpties; atdot menyerah zwichten, afstaan bøye av, gi etter, gi seg; overgi ustąpić, oddać render(-se) a renunţa уступать ustúpiť; prenechať vdati se; odstopiti predati se ge vika, överlämna ยอม vazgeçmek, bırakmak 放棄，繳出 поступатися; здавати مان لینا đầu hàng 被迫放弃
2 to give way to force or pressure At last the door yielded. ingee يَسْتَسْلِم поддавам povolit give efter nachgeben υποχωρώ μετά από πίεση ceder järele andma در هم شکستن؛ خم شدن antaa periksi céder לְהִיכָּנַע לְלַחָץ उत्पन्न करना, पैदा करना, फसल देना, फल लाना popustiti megadja magát; enged mengalah láta undan cedere 屈服する (압력 때문에) 무너지다 pasiduoti padoties; neizturēt terbuka meegeven gi etter ustąpić ceder a ceda поддаваться povoliť popustiti popustiti ge vika โค้งงอ boyun eğmek, pes etmek; kırılmak 屈服，投降 піддаватися زور یا دباؤ کی وجہ سے متاثر ہو جانا nhường đường 屈服
3 to produce naturally, grow etc How much milk does that herd of cattle yield? opbrengs lewer يُنْتِج، يُغِلُّ давам dávat, nést yde liefern αποδίδω, αποφέρω producir (saaki) andma تولید کردن؛ محصول دادن tuottaa produire מְפִיק उत्पन्न करना, से लाभ होना roditi terem menghasilkan gefa af sér produrre 産する (농산물 따위를) 산출하다 duoti dot (ražu, pienu u.tml.) menghasilkan voortbrengen kaste av seg, yte dawać, przynosić produzir a produce производить dávať, rodiť proizvajati dati ge, avkasta ให้ผลผลิต vermek 產出，長出 родити, давати پیدا کرنا sinh ra 出产
n
the amount produced by natural means the annual yield of wheat. opbrengs مَحْصول، غَلَّه производство úroda, výnos udbytte der Ertrag παραγωγή, απόδοση cosecha, rendimiento saak محصول sato rendement תּוֹצֶרֶת, תְּנוּבָה, יְבוּל, תְּפוּקָה; רֶוַח उपज की मात्रा urod termés, hozam hasil afrakstur produzione 産出高 산출량 derlius raža; ieguve hasil opbrengst avkastning, ytelse wydajność produção producţie урожай úroda, výnos pridelek prinos avkastning, skörd ผลผลิต ürün, getiri 產量，收獲量 виробіток; вихід قدرتی طور پر پیدا کی گئی مقدار sản lượng 产量
yield → يَهِبْ nést give efter erbringen αποφέρω rendir tuottaa produire uroditi rendere 生む 산출하다 opleveren vike dać render давать avkastning ผลิต sonuç sağlamak sản xuất 出产
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