yield

yield

noun

Definition of YIELD

1

an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property <the stock's yield has increased over the years>

Synonyms earnings, gain(s), incoming(s), proceeds, profit, return, revenue, yield

Related Words killing, windfall; salary, take-home pay, tips, wages; bankroll, capital, coffers, exchequer, finances, funds, money, pocket, pocketbook, resources, wherewithal

Near Antonyms charge, cost, disbursement, expenditures, expenses, outgo, outlay

2

something produced by physical or intellectual effort <wheat farmers were able to increase the yield per acre substantially>

Synonyms affair, fruit, handiwork, labor, output, produce, production, thing, work, yield

Related Words article, commodity, entry, object; goods, line, merchandise, wares; handcraft, handicraft; aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, issue, outcome, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot; by-product, derivative, offshoot, offspring, outgrowth, residual, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

3

the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time <the yield from the police department's buyback program for firearms was staggering>

Synonyms bounty, catch, take, yield

Related Words bag; earnings, gain, gross, income, net, payoff, proceeds, profit, receipts, return, revenue, winnings; booty, loot, plunder, spoils, swag; appropriation, collection

Near Antonyms deduction, loss, subtraction