yield
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4.1
- noun
- /jiːld/
- The farmer was pleased with the high yield of corn from his fields this season.
- crop yields
- dividend yield
- high yield
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Watch on YouTubeWhat they didn't point out though was that yields barely came down.
- What they didn't point out though was that yields barely came down.
- And it's because the bond yields are starting to fall.
- Much less water, much more yield, and far fewer food miles.
- And if we know the bond yield, we can find the bond price OK.
- We had such a good year of fruit yields last year.
- But in many countries around the equator, crop yield will substantially drop.
- Basically, in English, yields could be higher for longer.
- And that's a maybe it might affect yields if the plants get really big.
- It's also about agricultural yields and IQ test scores and so on.
Examples
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You will triple the yield of your staple crops and become a self-sustaining colony.
Fiction book (1998) -
Much less water, much more yield, and far fewer food miles.
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Uh, last time we tried this, your average yield was only four or five eggs.
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We had such a good year of fruit yields last year.
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Anyway, second year, amazing crop, amazing yield and the berries were big and sweet.
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Findings indicate that yields from organic planting are higher than those from conventional fields in drought years.
Academic text (2011) -
Investors hope for a better yield from their savings in the upcoming financial year.
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After analyzing the data, the scientist reported a significant increase in the yield of the new crop method.
Synonyms
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2.2
The amount of something made in a certain time
215
3.7
Money earned from an investment or business
131
3.1
The amount a person, machine, or factory makes
89
4.2
Money received from a sale or an event
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7.0
Money earned from an activity, especially sales
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4.1
The result of work or effort
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4.5
Money you get from a sale or investment
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1.6
Something that helps people or groups
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4.8
Money a business receives from selling goods or services
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Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
A loan to a company that pays high interest because it has high risk
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Etymology
Yield comes from an old English verb gieldan meaning 'to give' or 'to pay'. So a yield is what land, an investment, or work 'gives' you — the amount produced or the profit.