Yeild vs. Yield: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on November 10, 2023
"Yeild" is an incorrect spelling. "Yield" is the correct spelling, meaning to produce or give way.
Which is correct: Yeild or Yield
How to spell Yield?
Yeild is Incorrect
Yield is Correct
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Key Differences
Think of "I" before "E" except after "C" – "Yield" follows this rule.
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Nov 09, 2023
Associate "Yield" with "field" which has a similar structure.
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Visualize a farm "yielding" crops.
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Nov 09, 2023
Remember, "Yield" signs tell you to give way.
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Nov 09, 2023
Reinforce by practicing: write out "Yield" frequently.
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Yeild and Yield Definitions
Yield
Yield can mean to surrender or give way.
The castle had to yield to the invaders.
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Oct 27, 2023
Yield
Yield can indicate the stretchiness of a material.
The material has a high yield point.
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Oct 27, 2023
Yield
Yield is used to denote agreeing or consenting.
He would not yield to their demands.
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Yield
To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation
A field that yields many bushels of corn.
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Yield
To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of
An investment that yields a high return.
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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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Yield
To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede
Yielded the right of way to the oncoming traffic.
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Yield
To give up one's place, as to one that is superior
Yielded to the chairperson.
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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.
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Yield
(obsolete) To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
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Yield
To give way; to allow another to pass first.
Yield the right of way to pedestrians.
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Yield
To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
They refuse to yield to the enemy.
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Yield
To produce as return, as from an investment.
Historically, that security yields a high return.
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Yield
(mathematics) To produce as a result.
Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
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Yield
(linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
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Yield
A product; the quantity of something produced.
Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
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Yield
The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuke, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
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Yield
(law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yield
To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
I yield it just, said Adam, and submit.
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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.
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Yield
To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
He saw the fainting Grecians yield.
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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?
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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?
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Yield
Amount yielded; product; - applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation.
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Yield
The income arising from land or other property;
The average return was about 5%
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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
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Yield
Be the cause or source of;
He gave me a lot of trouble
Our meeting afforded much interesting information
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Yield
End resistance, especially under pressure or force;
The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
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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
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Yield
Move in order to make room for someone for something;
The park gave way to a supermarket
`Move over,' he told the crowd
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Yield
Bring in;
Interest-bearing accounts
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
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Yield
Yield refers to producing a result or amount.
The farm will yield a good harvest this year.
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Oct 27, 2023
Yield
Yield signifies to produce interest or profit.
The investment should yield significant returns.
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Oct 27, 2023
FAQs
Why is it called Yield?
"Yield" comes from Old English "gieldan," meaning to pay or provide.
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Nov 09, 2023
Is Yield a vowel or consonant?
"Yield" is a word composed of both vowels and consonants.
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Nov 09, 2023
Is Yield a countable noun?
It can be, as in "the yields from different fields."
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Nov 09, 2023
Which conjunction is used with Yield?
No specific conjunction is directly linked to "Yield."
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Nov 09, 2023
What is another term for Yield?
Another term could be "produce" or "generate."
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What is the plural form of Yield?
The noun form can be "yields," e.g., the yields of the harvest.
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Nov 09, 2023
How do we divide Yield into syllables?
"Yield" is a monosyllabic word and isn't divided.
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Nov 09, 2023
Is Yield an abstract noun?
It can be, especially when referring to results or outputs.
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Is Yield a negative or positive word?
Neutral; context defines its positivity or negativity.
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Nov 09, 2023
Is the Yield term a metaphor?
It can be used metaphorically, as in "yielding to pressure."
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How is Yield used in a sentence?
The apple tree will yield a rich harvest this year.
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Nov 09, 2023
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