SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
yield
noun / verb
The quantity produced by a field, process, or investment.
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The Orchard With Two Front Doors · paragraph 5The quantity produced by a field, process, or investment.
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Return to topTo give way under pressure or give up resistance.
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Return to topThe stiff seam began to yield under the tailor's fingers.
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See yield in use
The orchard's yield filled eight crates that autumn.
The hens had eaten so much of the first crop that the recorded yield was only nine melons.
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