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to outyield

to outyield

7.9
Produce more of a crop or product than another
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈjiːld/
translation icon : superar en rendimiento
  • With sufficient fertility and water, bananas and plantains can outyield almost any other crop.

Examples

  • Studies show that using organic fertilizers can help certain vegetables outyield their counterparts grown with synthetic options.

  • Nonetheless, many actually outyield annual staple crops even in their neglected state.

    Blog text (1)

  • Japan 92.09.31 outyielded Mars by 16.6 percent from 1992 to 1996 and Orion by 31 percent from 1994 to 1996 in replicated tests at several locations.

    Academic text (1997)

  • With proper care, these hybrid corn varieties can outyield traditional strains, providing farmers with better profits.

  • When planted in optimal soil conditions, these crops will outyield others by a significant margin, ensuring higher yields for the harvest.

Synonyms

to outstrip
vsto outyield
7 6.8

To become faster, better, or larger than another

is specifically about producing larger amounts in production contexts
to outproduce
vsto outyield
1 6.1

To make more of something than another person or group

is used mainly for farming harvest amounts rather than general production

How Productive

to outyield
7.9
to produce
∞ 2.0

Surface Forms

outyield infinitive
outyielded past
outyielded past participle
outyielding present participle
outyields third person singular

Morphology

outyield = yield (transparent) = out + yield

The productive prefix 'out-' meaning 'to do more than' combined with the verb 'yield' gives the clear comparative sense 'produce more than'.

Etymology

The word outyield combines the prefix out- meaning 'more than' and the word yield meaning 'to produce' or 'to give'. So, to outyield something is to produce more than it, for example a crop that gives a larger harvest than another.