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yield

noun

production of a certain amount
Synonyms: output
an amount of a product
Synonyms: fruit
the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
Synonyms: issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"
Synonyms: output, production

verb

be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
Synonyms: afford, give
end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
Synonyms: give way
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"
Synonyms: generate, give, render, return
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Synonyms: cede, concede, grant
give in, as to influence or pressure
Synonyms: relent, soften Antonyms: stand, remain firm
move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,'' he told the crowd"
Synonyms: ease up, give, give way, move over
bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
Synonyms: bring about, give
be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Synonyms: concede, grant
be fatally overwhelmed
Synonyms: succumb Antonyms: survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it
bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
Synonyms: bear, pay
be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn''t give"
Synonyms: give
cease opposition; stop fighting
consent reluctantly
Synonyms: buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb