yield

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NGSL Rank: 1730
yield
jiːld Listen
Meanings
verb
  • produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
    E.g. the land yields grapes and tobacco
  • give way to arguments, demands, or pressure.
    E.g. the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted
  • (of a mass or structure) give way under force or pressure.
    E.g. he reeled into the house as the door yielded
noun
  • an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product.
    E.g. the milk yield was poor

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