yield
To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
Verb 2 meanings
To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
“This method generally yields better results.”
To give up; to surrender or capitulate.
“They refuse to yield to the enemy.”
Noun 4 meanings
A product.
The quantity of something produced.
“Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.”
yield strength of a material.
The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor to allow other threads to execute.
Etymology
From Middle English yielden, yelden, ȝelden (“to yield, pay”), from Old English ġieldan (“to pay”), from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Doublet of geld.
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YIELD at a glance
YIELD has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + I 1 + E 1 + L 1 + D 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,471 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with yield
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- FIELD9
- WIELD9
- BIELD8
- SIELD6
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