yield
//jiːld//
Forms
- present (v1)
- yield
- past (v2)
- yielded
- past participle (v3)
- yielded
- present participle
- yielding
- 3rd person singular
- yields
- Plural
- yields
Definitions
1.To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
- Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
- This method generally yields better results.
- The new variety of potatoes yields 20% more.
2.To give up; to surrender or capitulate.
- I'll make him yield the crown.
- They refuse to yield to the enemy.
- Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
1.A product.
2.The quantity of something produced.
- Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
- When bond yields rise slowly over time, it’s not a problem for pensions deploying LDI strategies, and actually helps their finances.
3.The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor to allow other threads to execute.
4.yield strength of a material.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3198
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English yielden, yelden, ȝelden (“to yield, pay”), from Old English ġieldan (“to pay”), from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Doublet of geld.