Production vs. Yield
Production and Yield Definitions
Production
The act or process of producing
Timber used for the production of lumber and paper.
Yield
To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation
A field that yields many bushels of corn.
Production
The fact or process of being produced
A movie going into production.
Yield
To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of
An investment that yields a high return.
Production
The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.
Yield
To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender
Yielded my seat to the speaker.
Yielded his sword.
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Production
The total output, as of a commodity
Increased production at the plant.
Yield
To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede
Yielded the right of way to the oncoming traffic.
Production
Something produced; a product
"Of all the productions of land, milk is perhaps the most perishable" (Adam Smith).
Yield
To give forth a natural product; be productive.
Production
A work of art or literature.
Yield
To produce a return for effort or investment
Bonds that yield well.
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Production
A work produced for the stage, screen, television, or radio.
Yield
To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.
Production
A staging or presentation of a theatrical work
A new Broadway production of a musical.
Yield
To give way to pressure or force
The door yielded to a gentle push.
Production
A situation or display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
Made a production out of the birthday party.
Yield
To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty.
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Production
The act of producing, making or creating something.
The widget making machine is being used for production now.
Yield
To give up one's place, as to one that is superior
Yielded to the chairperson.
Production
The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
Yield
An amount yielded or produced; a product.
Production
The act of being produced.
The widgets are coming out of production now.
Yield
A profit obtained from an investment; a return.
Production
The total amount produced.
They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
Yield
The energy released by an explosion, especially by a nuclear explosion, expressed in units of weight (usually kilotons) of TNT required to produce an equivalent release.
Production
The presentation of a theatrical work.
We went to a production of Hamlet.
Yield
(obsolete) To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
Production
An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
He made a simple meal into a huge production.
Yield
To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
Production
That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
This is the final production model.
Yield
To give way; to allow another to pass first.
Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
Production
The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
Yield
To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
They refuse to yield to the enemy.
Production
(zoology) An extension or protrusion.
Yield
To give, or give forth, (anything).
Production
(computing) A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.)
Each production is implemented with a function.
Yield
(intransitive) To give way; to succumb to a force.
Production
The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
Yield
To produce as return, as from an investment.
Historically, that security yields a high return.
Production
Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
Yield
(mathematics) To produce as a result.
Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
Production
(linguistics) Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision.
Yield
(linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
Production
The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness.
Yield
To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
Production
That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius.
Yield
(rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
Production
The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
Yield
(obsolete) Payment; tribute.
Production
(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale;
He introduced more efficient methods of production
Yield
A product; the quantity of something produced.
Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
Production
A presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television;
Have you seen the new production of Hamlet?
Yield
The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuke, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
Production
The act or process of producing something;
Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous
The production of white blood cells
Yield
(law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
Production
An artifact that has been created by someone or some process;
They improve their product every year
They export most of their agricultural production
Yield
(finance) Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
Production
(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law;
The appellate court demanded the production of all documents
Yield
To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength.
Production
The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time);
Production was up in the second quarter
Yield
To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
[He] makes milch kine yield blood.
The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
Production
A display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated;
She tends to make a big production out of nothing
Yield
To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.
Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
Production
The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
Yield
To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
I yield it just, said Adam, and submit.
Yield
To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
Yield
To give a reward to; to bless.
Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more,And the gods yield you for 't.
God yield thee, and God thank ye.
One calmly yields his willing breath.
Yield
To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
He saw the fainting Grecians yield.
Yield
To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request.
Yield
To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded.
Will ye relent,And yield to mercy while 't is offered you?
Yield
To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing.
Nay tell me first, in what more happy fieldsThe thistle springs, to which the lily yields?
Yield
Amount yielded; product; - applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation.
Yield
Production of a certain amount
Yield
An amount of a product
Yield
The income arising from land or other property;
The average return was about 5%
Yield
The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time);
Production was up in the second quarter
Yield
Be the cause or source of;
He gave me a lot of trouble
Our meeting afforded much interesting information
Yield
End resistance, especially under pressure or force;
The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
Yield
Give or supply;
The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
The estate renders some revenue for the family
Yield
Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Yield
Give in, as to influence or pressure
Yield
Move in order to make room for someone for something;
The park gave way to a supermarket
`Move over,' he told the crowd
Yield
Bring about;
His two singles gave the team the victory
Yield
Be willing to concede;
I grant you this much
Yield
Be fatally overwhelmed
Yield
Bring in;
Interest-bearing accounts
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
Yield
Be flexible under stress of physical force;
This material doesn't give
Yield
Cease opposition; stop fighting
Yield
Consent reluctantly
