Definition: production of a certain amount
Similar words: production
Definition: (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
Usage: he introduced more efficient methods of production
Definition: an amount of a product
Similar words: product, production
Definition: an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
Usage: they improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production
Synonyms: proceeds, return, yield, payoff, take, takings, issue
Definition: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Usage: the average return was about 5%
Similar words: income
Definition: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Synonyms: production, output, yield
Definition: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
Usage: production was up in the second quarter
Similar words: indefinite quantity
Definition: an estimated quantity
Definition: end resistance, as under pressure or force
Usage: The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: buckle under, knuckle under, yield, give in, succumb
Definition: consent reluctantly
Similar words: consent, accept, go for
Definition: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
Usage: I cannot accept your invitation; I go for this resolution
Synonyms: concede, yield, grant
Definition: be willing to concede
Usage: I grant you this much
Similar words: concord, concur, agree, hold
Definition: be in accord; be in agreement
Usage: We agreed on the terms of the settlement; I can't agree with you!; I hold with those who say life is sacred; Both philosophers concord on this point
Definition: be flexible under stress of physical force
Usage: This material doesn't give
Similar words: stretch
Definition: become longer by being stretched and pulled
Usage: The fabric stretches
Synonyms: give, return, render, generate, yield
Definition: give or supply
Usage: 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
Similar words: create, make, produce
Definition: create or manufacture a man-made product
Usage: We produce more cars than we can sell; The company has been making toys for two centuries
Definition: cause to happen or be responsible for
Usage: His two singles gave the team the victory
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: move over, ease up, give, give way, yield
Definition: move in order to make room for someone for something
Usage: The park gave way to a supermarket; `Move over,' he told the crowd
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: bring in
Usage: interest-bearing accounts; How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
Similar words: clear, bring in, take in, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, pull in
Definition: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Usage: How much do you make a month in your new job?; She earns a lot in her new job; this merger brought in lots of money; He clears $5,000 each month
Synonyms: cede, grant, concede, yield
Definition: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Similar words: give
Definition: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
Usage: I gave her my money; can you give me lessons?; She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care
Definition: be the cause or source of
Usage: He gave me a lot of trouble; Our meeting afforded much interesting information
Similar words: supply, render, provide, furnish
Definition: give something useful or necessary to
Usage: We provided the room with an electrical heater
Definition: be fatally overwhelmed
Similar words: snuff it, buy the farm, choke, cash in one's chips, pop off, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, go, pass, pass away, perish, die, decease, conk, drop dead, croak, exit, expire
Definition: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Usage: She died from cancer; The children perished in the fire; The patient went peacefully; The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102