[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"yield"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]production of a certain amount [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/output]output[/URL]] [*]an amount of a product [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/fruit]fruit[/URL]] [*]the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/return]return[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/issue]issue[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/proceeds]proceeds[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/take]take[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/takings]takings[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/payoff]payoff[/URL]] [*]the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/output]output[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/production]production[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/give]give[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/afford]afford[/URL]] [*]end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/give way]give way[/URL]] [*]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" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/render]render[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/return]return[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/give]give[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/generate]generate[/URL]] [*]give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/concede]concede[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/cede]cede[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/grant]grant[/URL]] [*]give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/relent]relent[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/soften]soften[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/stand]stand[/URL]] [*]move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/move over]move over[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/give way]give way[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/give]give[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/ease up]ease up[/URL]] [*]bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/give]give[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/bring about]bring about[/URL]] [*]be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/concede]concede[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/grant]grant[/URL]] [*]be fatally overwhelmed [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/succumb]succumb[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/survive]survive[/URL]] [*]bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/pay]pay[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/bear]bear[/URL]] [*]be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/give]give[/URL]] [*]cease opposition; stop fighting [*]consent reluctantly [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/give in]give in[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/succumb]succumb[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/knuckle under]knuckle under[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/buckle under]buckle under[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/yield]http://www.word.sc/yield[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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