yield

1. v. t. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent. Source: opted

2. v. t. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. Source: opted

3. v. t. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc. Source: opted

4. v. t. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow. Source: opted

5. v. t. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage. Source: opted

6. v. t. To give a reward to; to bless. Source: opted

7. v. i. To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb. Source: opted

8. v. i. To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request. Source: opted

9. v. i. To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded. Source: opted

10. v. i. To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing. Source: opted

11. n. Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation. Source: opted

12. n. production of a certain amount Source: wordnet

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