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Yield

  1. noun

    the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

    production was up in the second quarter

    Similar: output, production

  2. noun

    the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

    the average return was about 5%

    Similar: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, payoff

  3. verb

    give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

    Similar: concede, cede, grant

  4. verb

    end resistance, as under pressure or force

    The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram

    Similar: give way