Meaning

• An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

• The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

• The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

Meaning

• To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

• (by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.

• To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

  "I surrender!"

• To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.

  "to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage"

• To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.

  "to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep"

• To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.

• For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.