yield

B2 Topic:Personal Finance

US /jiːld/ See IPA manual

Freq #8693

Meanings

1

verb
To produce something as a result.

This method generally yields better results.
2

verb
To give up or stop resisting, especially under pressure.

They refused to yield to the enemy.
3

noun
The amount of something that is produced.

Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
4

noun
The profit or income gained from an investment.

The bonds offer a steady yield of four percent a year.

Verb forms

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Multiword verbs with yield

yield up Phrasal verb B2

to surrender something under pressure or force

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Synonyms

1 verb · to produce something as a... produce afford

2 verb · to give up or stop... give waysurrender

3 noun · the amount of something... output

4 noun · the profit or income gained... return

More affection bear capitulate cede control crop crops defer fruits gain harvest mercy

Word family

Forms yieldedyields

Derived forms ayielddial-a-yieldforyieldgainyieldhigh-yieldmisyieldoveryieldingunyieldingupyieldyield-to-maturityyielderyielding

Related forms capitulate defer relent stop submit succumbunrelent

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yield up
to surrender something under pressure or force

Verb + adverb

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,…

*gʰeldʰ- Proto-Indo-European yielden Middle English ġieldan Old English *geldan Proto-West Germanic *geldaną Proto-Germanic ȝeld Middle English ġield Old English *geld Proto-West Germanic *geldą Proto-Germanic

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Personal Finance Actions & Processes

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# yield

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /jiːld/
**Frequency rank:** 8693

## Meanings
1. To produce something as a result.
2. To give up or stop resisting, especially under pressure.
3. The amount of something that is produced.
4. The profit or income gained from an investment.

## Examples
- This method generally yields better results.
- They refused to yield to the enemy.
- Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
- The bonds offer a steady yield of four percent a year.

## Synonyms
- affection
- bear
- capitulate
- cede
- control
- crop
- crops
- defer
- fruits
- gain
- harvest
- mercy

## Derived Forms
- ayield
- dial-a-yield
- foryield
- gainyield
- high-yield
- misyield
- overyielding
- unyielding
- upyield
- yield-to-maturity
- yielder
- yielding

## Related Forms
- capitulate
- defer
- relent
- stop
- submit
- succumb
- unrelent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰeldʰ-
- Root: yielden
- Root: ġieldan
- Root: *geldan
- Root: *geldaną
- Root: ȝeld
- Root: ġield
- Root: *geld
- Root: *geldą

## 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,…

## AI Etymology
Yield is 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”). Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ-, Middle English yielden, Old English ġieldan, Proto-West Germanic *geldan, Proto-Germanic *geldaną, and Middle English ȝeld. In present-day use, it can mean to produce something as a result, or to give up or stop resisting, especially under pressure.

## Topics
- Personal Finance
- Actions & Processes

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