Definition
- (verb) To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
- (verb) To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
- (verb) To give way; to allow another to pass first. “Yield the right of way to pedestrians.”
- (verb) To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate. “They refuse to yield to the enemy.”
- (verb) To give, or give forth, (anything).
- (verb) To give way; to succumb to a force.
- (verb) To produce as return, as from an investment. “Historically, that security yields a high return.”
- (verb) To produce as a result. “Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.”
- (verb) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law. “Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.”
- (verb) (of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
- (verb) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
- (noun) Payment; tribute.
Word stats
- Yields contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Yields mean?
To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
How many letters are in Yields?
Yields has 6 letters.
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