What does “yield” mean?
- 1
verbto produce a result, profit, crop or information
The investigation yielded no new evidence.
- 2
verbto give up control or agree to something under pressure
The government refused to yield to their demands.
- 3
nounthe amount of something produced, such as crops or profit
Rice yields rose sharply this year.
Yield at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- C1 (advanced)
- Pronunciation
- /jild/ · YEELD
How to use “yield” correctly
On US road signs, “Yield” means let other traffic go first (UK: “Give way”).
Common phrases with “yield”
- yield results
- yield to pressure
- high yield
- crop yield
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- produce
- surrender
- give way
“yield” is on these word lists
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