yield

1. The percentage return on an investment. A given investment can have a variety of yields because of the many methods used to measure yield. For example, a bond's yield may be stated in terms of its returns if held to maturity, if held to the call date, or if held to the put date; or the yield may be calculated simply on the basis of the interest the bond pays compared with its current market price. Also called return. See also current yield, dividend yield, yield to average life, yield to call, yield to maturity, yield to put.
2. Revenues raised by government with a particular tax: The 1% sales tax proposed by the county commission will produce an annual yield of at least $1 million.
3. In agriculture, the amount of crops produced. For example, a Washington navel orange tree should produce an average yield of 100 fruits per year.