# yield

> English word · Verb · IPA /jiːld/ · frequency rank #5,567

## Definitions
1. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
2. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
3. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
4. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
5. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
6. To give up; to surrender or capitulate.
7. To give up; to surrender or capitulate.
8. To give up; to surrender or capitulate.
9. To give up; to surrender or capitulate.
10. To give up; to surrender or capitulate.
11. To give up; to surrender or capitulate.

## Etymology
From Middle English yielden, yelden, ȝelden (“to yield, pay”), from Old English ġieldan (“to pay”), from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).
The noun is from Middle English ȝeld (“tax, payment”), from Old English ġield (“payment”), from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“payment”), from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots yield (“to yield”), North Frisian jilden (“to pay”), Saterland Frisian jäilde (“to be valid, matter, count, be worth”), West Frisian jilde (“to pay”), Low German gellen, Dutch gelden (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), gelden (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), German gelten (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Danish gælde (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Icelandic gjalda (“to pay, yield, give”), Norwegian Bokmål gjelde (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Norwegian Nynorsk gjelde, gjelda (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Swedish gälda (“to pay”), gälla (“to apply, be regarded”).
The noun is cognate with West Frisian jild (“money”), Dutch geld (“money”), Low German and German Geld (“money”), Danish gæld (“debt”), Faroese and Icelandic gjald (“fee, payment”), Norn gild (“payment”), Norwegian gjeld (“debt”), and Swedish gäld (“debt”). See also geld.

## Easily confused with
- **yields** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yield-vs-yields)
- **yielded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yield-vs-yielded)
- **yell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yell-vs-yield)
- **yelp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yelp-vs-yield)

## Common misspellings (7)
`iyeld`, `yeild`, `yiedl`, `yieldd`, `yielld`, `yiled`, `yyield`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yield