yield
[ yeeld ]
/ yild /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of yield
before 900; (v.) Middle English y(i)elden,Old English g(i)eldan to pay; cognate with German gelten to be worth, apply to; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the v.
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3. Yield, submit, surrender mean to give way or give up to someone or something. To yield is to concede under some degree of pressure, but not necessarily to surrender totally: to yield ground to an enemy. To submit is to give up more completely to authority, superior force, etc., and to cease opposition, although usually with reluctance: to submit to control. To surrender is to give up complete possession of, relinquish, and cease claim to: to surrender a fortress, one's freedom, rights. 13. See crop.
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British Dictionary definitions for yield
yield
/ (jiːld) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of yield
yieldable, adjectiveyielder, nounWord Origin for yield
Old English gieldan; related to Old Frisian jelda, Old High German geltan, Old Norse gjalda, Gothic gildan
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Cultural definitions for yield
yield
The income from a fixed-income security as a percentage of its market price. For example, if the market price of a bond declines, its yield rises.
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