Meaning & use
yield
To produce or provide a result, crop, profit, or other outcome.
See it in a sentence
The new farming method yielded twice as much wheat per acre as before.
Her savings account yields a modest amount of interest each month.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'yield' refers to the amount produced, such as crop yield; the verb can also mean to give way, as in 'yield to traffic.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To give way to pressure, persuasion, or a stronger force.
After hours of negotiation, the union finally yielded to management's demands.
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