Meaning of yield
Definition of yield
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"
(verb)
be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
be fatally overwhelmed