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Added 7 October 2026

yield

/jiːld/ noun

In Latin: cēdō, dēcēdō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about yield at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Production of a certain amount.
The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.
the average return was about 5%
An amount of a product.

verb

Be the cause or source of.
He gave me a lot of trouble
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

Origin

From Middle English yielden, yelden, ȝelden (“to yield, pay”), from Old English ġieldan (“to pay”), from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Doublet of geld. The noun is from Middle English ȝeld (“tax, payment”), from Old English ġield (“payment”), from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“payment”), from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).

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