All 6 Uses

yield
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Angels & Demons
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Building an oil rig to yield a single barrel of oil was a losing endeavor.
Chpt 23-24 *

yield = produce or give
"Signore," Olivetti said, his tone apologetic but still unyielding.†
Chpt 39-40

unyielding = strict, firm, or hard (not giving in, not giving way, or not giving up)

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unyielding means not and reverses the meaning of yielding. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Then, as he teetered on the brink of unconsciousness, Langdon heard a distant yielding …. a ripple spidering outward through the glass.
Chpt 85-86 *

yielding = giving in, giving up, or giving way (easily moved or soft)
The search of Vatican City's public access areas so far had yielded nothing.
Chpt 89-90

yielded = produced
We had to prove the input/yield threshold could be safely crossed.†
Chpt 23-24
The question with new fuel sources, she knew, was always one of input vs yield-how much money one had to expend to harvest the fuel.†
Chpt 23-24

Definitions:

(1) (yield as in: will yield valuable data)
to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced
(2) (yield as in: yield to pressure)
to give in, give way, or give up
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)