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high-yield

high-yield

7 4.3
Producing a large amount of crops, goods, or money compared with others
  • adjective
  • /haɪ jiːld/
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  • SBI particularly lauds algae for its high yield per acre and low environmental impact.
  • high-yield plantations
  • high-yield forests
  • produce high yields

Have less money in high yield savings accounts, more money in stocks.

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Examples

  • In addition to this success in preventing a famine, the switch to more intensive high-yield farming also helped save India.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Green Revolution food production programs, for instance, used Western science and technology to develop high-yield crop varieties for increased production in poor countries.

    Academic text (2006)
  • What are the kinds of life events for which you would use a high yield savings account?

  • The first few crops normally have high yields because of the quality of the land and water.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Flat expanses of rich glacial soils in North America and Eurasia today support highly mechanized, high-yield grain production.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Farmers are adopting high-yield methods to maximize their crop production each season.

  • Using high-yield crops allows farmers to produce more food without increasing their land area.

  • The research team developed a new strain of high-yield corn that grows faster than traditional varieties.

Synonyms

high-yielding
vshigh-yield
1 3.7

Producing a large amount of crops or animals per area

applies across agriculture industry and finance rather than only farm outputs

Antonyms

Not producing any useful result or profit

How Productive

high-yield
7 4.3

Surface Forms

high-yield positive
higher-yield comparative
highest-yield superlative

Morphology

high-yield = high + yield (transparent) = high + yield

The meaning is directly composed from 'high' + 'yield', indicating a large amount produced.

Etymology

High-yield comes from the two words high ('large' or 'great') and yield ('to produce' or 'the amount produced'). So, imagine a tall, fruitful plant or a project that gives a big return — high-yield means something that 'produces a large amount' compared with others.