n. 25B6; verb
too many projects yield poor returns : PRODUCE, bear, give, supply, provide, afford, return, bring in, earn, realize, generate, deliver, pay out.
the nobility had yielded power to the new capitalist class : RELINQUISH, surrender, cede, remit, part with, hand over; make over, bequeath, leave.
the Duke was forced to yield : SURRENDER, capitulate, submit, relent, admit defeat, back down, climb down, give in, give up the struggle, lay down one's arms, raise/show the white flag, throw in the towel/sponge.
he yielded to her demands : GIVE IN TO, give way to, submit to, bow down to, comply with, agree to, consent to, go along with; grant, permit, allow; informal cave in to; formal accede to.
the floorboards yielded underfoot : BEND, give, give way.
withhold, resist, defy.
25B6; noun risky investments usually have higher yields : PROFIT, gain, return, dividend, earnings.