yields Meaning & Definition
What Does Yields Mean?
Yields is a noun that means plural of yield. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of yield. As a verb, it means To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
Yields Definition (Noun)
- plural of yield
The agricultural yields were lower this year.
Yields as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of yield
Verb
- To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
- To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
- To give way; to allow another to pass first.
Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
- To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
They refuse to yield to the enemy.
- To give, or give forth, (anything).
- To give way; to succumb to a force.
- To produce as return, as from an investment.
Historically, that security yields a high return.
- To produce as a result.
Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
- To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
- (of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
- To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
Noun
- Payment; tribute.
- A product; the quantity of something produced.
Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
- The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
Synonyms of Yields
Antonyms of Yields
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Yields in a Sentence
The agricultural yields were lower this year.
Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
They refuse to yield to the enemy.
Historically, that security yields a high return.
Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
Word Forms & Grammar
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