yield
To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
Example
“This method generally yields better results.”
Other meanings
To produce as return from an investment.
To produce as a result.
Synonyms
- submit
- give way
- surrender
- give up
- produce
- return
- give
- generate
Related words
- yield strain
- yield strength
- dial-a-yield
- normalized yield
- par yield
- yield burning
- yield co
- yield line
- yield stress
- yield the field
- yield the ghost
- yield to maturity
Word history
From Old English "ġieldan" (to pay).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “yield” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.