Meanings
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1
verb
To produce something as a result.
This method generally yields better results.
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2
verb
To give up or stop resisting, especially under pressure.
They refused to yield to the enemy.
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3
noun
The amount of something that is produced.
Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
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4
noun
The profit or income gained from an investment.
The bonds offer a steady yield of four percent a year.
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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”). The noun is from Middle English ȝeld (“tax, payment”), from Old English ġield (“payment”), from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“payment”), from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Cognates Cognate with Scots yield (“to yield”), North Frisian jilden (“to pay”), Saterland Frisian jäilde (“to be valid, matter, count,…