Definition of yield

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Yield (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..

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Emulsive :: Emulsive (a.) Yielding oil by expression; as, emulsive seeds..
Stand :: Stand (v. t.) To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand..
Surrender :: Surrender (v. t.) To yield to any influence, emotion, passion, or power; -- used reflexively; as, to surrender one's self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep..
Doughface :: Doughface (n.) A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded..
Submit :: Submit (v. t.) To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; -- often with the reflexive pronoun..
Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to..
Waxen :: Waxen (a.) Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding..
Purpura :: Purpura (n.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye..
Knuckle :: Knuckle (v. i.) To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under..
Concussion :: Concussion (n.) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.
Sturdy :: Sturdy (superl.) Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism..
Lucrative :: Lucrative (a.) Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office..
Blade :: Blade (n.) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell..
Resigned :: Resigned (a.) Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur.
Afford :: Afford (v. t.) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish..
Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) Net quantity of produce yielded.
Rental :: Rental (n.) A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a rental of ten thousand dollars a year..
Sandalwood :: Sandalwood (n.) Any tree of the genus Santalum, or a tree which yields sandalwood..
Cessible :: Cessible (a.) Giving way; yielding.
Rubiaceous :: Rubiaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (Rubiaceae) named after the madder (Rubia tinctoria), and including about three hundred and seventy genera and over four thousand species. Among them are the coffee tree, the trees yielding peruvian bark and quinine, the madder, the quaker ladies, and the trees bearing the edible fruits called genipap and Sierre Leone peach, besides many plants noted for the beauty or the fragrance of their blossoms..
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