Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "yanke" ita ce ma'anar da ta wuce kuma wadda ta wuce ta fi'ili " amfanin gona". Yana iya samun ma’anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin: Don yanke saman ko wajen wani abu: Misali, "Mai gyaran gashi ya guntule gashina." Don girbi ko tattara amfanin gona: Misali, “Manoma sun yi noman gonakin alkama.” Don rage girma ko adadin amfanin gona wani abu: Misali, "Na yanke hoton don in sa ya dace da firam ɗin." kololuwa sun yi girma a sararin sama." Don ƙirƙira ko samar da gefen ko iyaka: Misali, "An yanke masana'anta da wani dinkin ado." /li >