Dictionary Check: yield
"yield" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
production of a certain amount
noun
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Example:
"the average return was about 5%"
noun
an amount of a product
noun
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
Example:
"production was up in the second quarter"
verb
be the cause or source of
Example:
"He gave me a lot of trouble"
verb
end resistance, as under pressure or force
Example:
"The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
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