YIELD
\jˈiːld], \jˈiːld], \j_ˈiː_l_d]\
Definitions of YIELD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
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move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
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an amount of a product
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production of a certain amount
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be fatally overwhelmed
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cease opposition; stop fighting
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be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
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the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"
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bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
By Princeton University
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be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
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move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
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an amount of a product
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end resistance, esp. under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram."
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production of a certain amount
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be fatally overwhelmed
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cease opposition; stop fighting
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be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
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To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
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To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
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To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
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To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
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To give a reward to; to bless.
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To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
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To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded.
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To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing.
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Amount yielded; product; - applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation.
By Oddity Software
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To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
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To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
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To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
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To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
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To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
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To give a reward to; to bless.
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To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
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To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded.
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To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing.
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Amount yielded; product; - applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation.
By Noah Webster.
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To produce; as, the land yields wheat; concede; as, I yield the point; surrender.
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To assent; comply; give way; submit; cease opposition; as, he yielded without further opposition; give a return, or produce; to give up a thing claimed; to surrender.
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Amount returned for labor; product; return.
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Yielder.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To resign: to grant: to give out: to produce: to allow.
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To submit: to comply with: to give place.
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Amount yielded: product.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman