yield (verb) – 1. produce or generate 2. give way to argument, demands or pressure
(Pronounced yeeld)
To remember the definition of the word yield (verb), use the following mnemonic:
Your field (yield) can produce crops and mine can't because you've stolen all the water. I had to give way to his argument.
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Examples of yield (verb) in a sentence (1. produce or generate)
The poor weather made for a disappointing yield this harvest.
The factory could yield millions of units every day.
His branch was closed as it failed to yield enough profit.
Examples of yield (verb) in a sentence (2. give way to argument, demands or pressure)
Her argument was impenetrable so I had no choice but to yield.
They refused to yield to his outrageous demands.
He yielded to peer pressure and joined them for a beer.
