yields
Pronunciation:
verb
Definitions
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.
Example: Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
Example: They refuse to yield to the enemy.
noun
Definitions
Payment; tribute.
A product; the quantity of something produced.
Example: 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.