Abbreviated definition (ref. Dictionary.com)
| — vb (often foll by up ) (sometimes foll by to ) (often foll by to ) | |
| 1. | to give forth or supply (a product, result, etc), esp by cultivation, labour, etc; produce or bear |
| 2. | ( tr ) to furnish as a return: the shares yielded three per cent |
| 3. | to surrender or relinquish, esp as a result of force, persuasion, etc |
| 4. | to give way, submit, or surrender, as through force or persuasion |
| 5. | to agree; comply; assent |
| 6. | ( tr ) to grant or allow; concede |
| 7. | obsolete ( tr ) to pay or repay |
| — n | |
| 8. | the result, product, or amount yielded |
| 9. | the profit or return, as from an investment or tax |
| 10. | the annual income provided by an investment, usually expressed as a percentage of its cost or of its current value |