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an amount of a product give in, as to influence or pressure be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" cease opposition; stop fighting consent reluctantly be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn''t give" 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" the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another be fatally overwhelmed production of a certain amount bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,'' he told the crowd" the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" |
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