yield

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 [VN] to produce or provide sth, for example a profit, result or crop: Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns. * The research has yielded useful information. * trees that no longer yield fruit 2 [V] ~ (to sth/sb) to stop resisting sth/sb; to agree to do sth that you do not want to do: After a long siege, the town was forced to yield. * He reluctantly yielded to their demands. * I yielded to temptation and had a chocolate bar. 3 [VN] ~ sth/sb (up) (to sb) (formal) to allow sb to win, have or take control of sth that has been yours until now: He refused to yield up his gun. * (figurative) The universe is slowly yielding up its secrets. 4 [V] to move, bend or break because of pressure: Despite our attempts to break it, the lock would not yield. 5 [V] ~ (to sb/sth) (AmE, IrishE) to allow vehicles on a bigger road to go first SYNGIVEWAY: Yield to oncoming traffic. * a yield sign PHRASALVERBS yield to sth (formal) to be replaced by sth: Barges yielded to road vehicles for transporting goods. noun [C,U] the total amount of crops, profits, etc. that are produced: a high crop yield * a reduction in milk yield * This will give a yield of 10% on your investment.