yield
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4.1
- noun
- /jiːld/
:
rendimiento
- The farmer was pleased with the high yield of corn from his fields this season.
- crop yields
- dividend yield
- high yield
What 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
595
2.2
The amount of something made in a certain time
266
3.7
Money earned from an investment or business
215
7.0
Money earned from an activity, especially sales
144
1.6
Something that helps people or groups
128
3.1
The amount a person, machine, or factory makes
25
4.5
Money you get from a sale or investment
20
4.1
The result of work or effort
Money received from a sale or an event
Money a business receives from selling goods or services
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
A loan to a company that pays high interest because it has high risk
How Much
Surface Forms
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.