1. Be the cause or source of
   "He yielded me a lot of trouble";
   - give, afford
    
2. End resistance, as under pressure or force
   "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram";
   - give way
    
3. Give in, as to influence or pressure
   "yield, and save your souls";
   - relent, soften
    
4. Give or supply
   "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn";
   - render, return, give, generate
    
5. Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   "The team yielded the championship to their rivals";
   - concede, cede, grant
    
6. Cease opposition; stop fighting
   "The rebels yielded to the government forces"
    
7. Consent reluctantly
   "After hours of negotiation, the stubborn CEO finally yielded";
   - give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
    
8. Be willing to admit or forced to agree
   "I yield you this much";
   - concede, grant
    
9. Move in order to make room for someone or something
   "'yield,' he told the crowd";
   - move over, give way, give, ease up
    
10. Cause to happen or be responsible for
    "His two singles yielded the team the victory";
    - give
     
11. Be fatally overwhelmed
    "The old tree finally yielded to the strong winds";
    - succumb
     
12. (investment) bring in
    "How much does this savings certificate yield annually?";
    - pay, bear
     
13. Be flexible under stress of physical force
    "This material doesn't yield";
    - give

1. The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
   "yield was up in the second quarter";
   - output, production
    
2. Production of a certain amount
   "This year's corn yield was higher than last year's";
   - output
    
3. An amount of a product
   "The apple orchard produced a bountiful yield this season";
   - fruit
    
4. The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
   "the average yield was about 5%";
   - return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, payoff

Derived forms: yielded, yields, yielding

Type of: accept, agree, break, break off, bring in, buy the farm [N. Amer, informal], cash in [informal], cash in one's chips [informal], cease, change, clear, concord, concur, conk [informal], consent, cop it [Brit, informal], create, croak [informal], decease [archaic], die, discontinue, drop dead [informal], earn, exit, expire, flatline [informal], furnish, gain, give, give up, give up the ghost [informal], go, go for, hold, income, indefinite quantity, kick the bucket [informal], lay off, make, move, offer, pass, pass away, pass on, perish, pop off [informal], pop one's clogs [informal], produce, product, production, provide, pull in [informal], quit, realise [Brit], realize, render, snuff it [informal], stop, stretch, supply, surcease [archaic], take in

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