The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - yield v.

1) surrender, give up (the fight or struggle) , give in, knuckle under, submit, cede, cry quits, throw in the towel or the sponge, capitulate, succumb, raise the white flag: The captain of the enemy company asked if we would yield. 2) give up, surrender, give over, hand in or over, abandon, relinquish, renounce, cede: We agreed to yield our arms to the enemy. 3) agree, consent, comply, concede, relent, assent, give way, accede, concur: He did his best to persuade me, and I finally yielded. 4) earn, return, pay, bring in, supply, generate, produce, net: She has investments that yield more than 15% a year. --n. 5) return, production, output, revenue, takings, gate, earnings, income, proceeds, profit, gain: The yield from that operation is not even enough to pay the rent.