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yield Definition

yield (yēld)

transitive verb

  1. to produce; specif.,
    1. to give or furnish as a natural process or as the result of cultivation an orchard that yielded a good crop
    2. to give in return; produce as a result, profit, etc. an investment that yielded high profits
  2. to give up under pressure; surrender: sometimes used reflexively with up to yield oneself up to pleasure
  3. to give; concede; grant to yield the right of way, to yield a point
  4. Archaic to pay; recompense

Etymology: ME yelden < OE gieldan, to pay, give, akin to Ger gelten, to be worth < IE base *ghel-tō, (I) give, pay

intransitive verb

  1. to produce or bear a mine that has yielded poorly
  2. to give up; surrender; submit
  3. to give way to physical force the gate would not yield to their blows
  4. to give place; lose precedence, leadership, etc.; specif.,: often with to
    1. to let another, esp. a motorist, have the right of way
    2. to give up willingly a right, position, privilege, etc.

noun

  1. the act of yielding, or producing
  2. the amount yielded or produced; return on labor, investment, taxes, etc.; product
  3. Finance the ratio of the annual cash dividends or of the earnings per share of a stock to the market price
  4. Physics, Chem.
    1. the total products actually obtained from given raw materials, usually expressed as a percentage of the amount theoretically obtainable
    2. the force in kilotons or megatons of a nuclear or thermonuclear explosion

yield Related Forms

yield′er noun

yield Synonyms

yield

v.

  1. To surrender

    give up, capitulate, succumb, relent, defer, resign, abdicate, relinquish, quit, cede, bow, give in, come to terms, sue for peace, lay down arms, cease from, let go, submit, give oneself over, admit defeat, suffer defeat, forgo, humble oneself, waive, throw in the towel*, call it quits*, back down*, holler uncle*, eat crow*; see also abandon 1.

    Antonyms resist*, withstand*, repulse. *

  2. To produce

    bring in, return, sell for, furnish, generate, bear, bring forth, blossom, bear fruit, accrue, allow, admit; see also bloom, produce 1, 2.

  3. To grant

    accede, concur, acquiesce, allow, accept, comply, assent, concede, defer; see also admit 3, agree.

yield implies a giving way under the pressure or compulsion of force, entreaty, persuasion, etc. to yield to demands; capitulate implies surrender to a force that one has neither the strength nor will to resist further to capitulate to the will of the majority; succumb stresses the weakness of the one who gives way or the power and irresistibility of that which makes one yield she succumbed to his charms; relent suggests the yielding or softening of one in a dominant position who has been harsh, stern, or stubborn he relented at the sight of her grief; defer implies a yielding to another because of respect for his dignity, authority, knowledge, etc. to defer to another's judgment

yield Finance Definition

The return that is earned on an investment. For example, a bond that pays 7 percent interest yields 7 percent, which also may be called the nominal yield. Current yield, however, gives the actual interest rate that will be earned. To obtain current yield, divide the amount of interest earned annually, using the bond’s interest rate, by the purchase price. In contrast, the yield to maturity is the effective interest rate that is earned if the bond is held until it matures.

yield Law Definition

v

n

  1. To let go of or forego something
  2. The monetary return from an investment. 

yield Usage Examples

Object

  • result: For example with the default ' find ANY words ' setting, project manager will yield results with the words project or manager.
  • insight: Only a thorough analysis of your customer database can yield such insights.
  • dividend: However, the award of import and export contracts - both legal and illegal - has yielded some dividends at crucial times.
  • clue: Collecting such information can yield important clues for figuring out new ways of diminishing the odors.

Converse of object

  • maximize: This combination will provide better flexibility for early harvest, control any emerging disease threat and also deliver a greening effect to maximize yield.
  • boost: This " revolution " focused on boosting the yields of a narrow base of cereals - corn, wheat and rice.

Adjective modifier

  • rental: Gross rental yields on capital values are virtually unchanged, slipping only from 7.3 % to 7.2 % .
  • marketable: Nematicide performance was assessed on marketable yield after discarding any below 45mm and with moderate or severe spraing damage.
  • gilt: This is because the individual is older and receive a higher income or if the gilt yields have fallen, a lower income.
  • gross: Gross rental yields on capital values are virtually unchanged, slipping only from 7.3 % to 7.2 % .
  • reduced: Acidic soils however, will result in reduced yield.
  • average: Average yields were 470 kilos of cotton per hectare.

Modifies a noun

  • curve: The graph below shows the ' normal ' shape of a yield curve.
  • stress: This value approximates to the yield stress in materials not exhibiting a definite yield point.

Noun used with modifier

  • crop: The only way to do that is to increase crop yields - to do more, with less.
  • dividend: Does a high dividend yield indicate a strong company?
  • nicotine: Estimation of sales-weighted average tar and nicotine yields using the GHS as the source for brand market share.
  • milk: Genetic engineered bovine growth hormone, for example, is sold to farmers to be injected into cows to increase milk yield.
  • biogas: The large plant is costly, while the biogas yield is relatively small per ton of wet feed.
  • quantum: A crucial measurement for light emitting materials is their quantum yield.