yield

verb

\ ˈyēld

yielded; yielding; yields

Definition of yield

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 archaic : recompense, reward

2 : to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required

3 : to give up possession of on claim or demand: such as

a : to give up (one's breath, life, or spirit) and so die

b : to surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another : hand over possession of

c : to surrender or submit (oneself) to another

d : to give (oneself) up to an inclination, temptation, or habit

e : to relinquish one's possession of (something, such as a position of advantage or point of superiority) yield precedence

4a : to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation the tree always yields good fruit

b : to produce or furnish as return this soil should yield good crops

c(1) : to produce as return from an expenditure or investment : furnish as profit or interest a bond that yields 12 percent

(2) : to produce as revenue : bring in the tax is expected to yield millions

5 : to give up (a hit or run) in baseball yielded two runs in the third inning

intransitive verb

1 : to be fruitful or productive : bear, produce

2 : to give up and cease resistance or contention : submit, succumb facing an enemy who would not yield yielding to temptation

3 : to give way to pressure or influence : submit to urging, persuasion, or entreaty

4 : to give way under physical force (such as bending, stretching, or breaking)

5a : to give place or precedence : acknowledge the superiority of someone else

b : to be inferior our dictionary yields to none

c : to give way to or become succeeded by someone or something else

6 : to relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly

yield

noun

Definition of yield (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : something yielded : product especially : the amount or quantity produced or returned yield of wheat per acre

2 : the capacity of yielding produce

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Verb

yield, submit, capitulate, succumb, relent, defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. yields too easily in any argument submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another. a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force. officials capitulated to the protesters' demands succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force. a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand. finally relented and let the children stay up late defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another. I defer to your expertise in these matters

synonyms see in addition relinquish

Examples of yield in a Sentence

Verb

The apple trees yielded an abundant harvest. This soil should yield good crops. The seeds yield a rich oil. New methods have yielded promising results in the field. The studies yielded clear evidence. The tax is expected to yield millions. The bond yields seven percent annually. After several hours of debate, the opposition yielded. I yield the floor to the Senator from Maine. I yield to the Senator.

Noun

Our yield of wheat increased this year. The average yield per tree is about one bushel. The yield on government bonds is currently seven percent.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Starting pitcher Sonny Gray labored through 4 1/3 innings, yielding six hits, four runs and four walks. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Reds score early and often to beat Milwaukee Brewers for 6th consecutive win," 22 June 2019 That search could end Friday and has not yielded any key evidence, sources have told The Courant. — Zach Murdock, courant.com, "Family, friends of Jennifer Farber Dulos still reeling from ‘nightmare’ as search continues," 21 June 2019 Cal Quantrill was the iron man, yielding four runs in five inning Friday. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres come back on Rockies again, split crazy series at Coors," 16 June 2019 Well, Yates hasn’t had to find out, converting on 35 of his 36 save opportunities since becoming the Padres’ closer, yielding just 16 hits while striking out 48 batters in 28 innings this season. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, "Padres closer Kirby Yates finds saving grace in San Diego," 14 June 2019 At once crispy and yielding and chewy, it was shot through with toasty walnuts and perfumed with anise seeds. — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, "Venezuelan Sticky Buns > Regular Sticky Buns, Always and Forever," 13 June 2019 For the second straight day, a Giants pitcher loaded the bases in the first inning without yielding a run. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants play well, then collapse, fall to Dodgers," 8 June 2019 Mead can yield a variety of flavors depending in part on the plants that are pollinated. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Feisty Brood Meadery growing in Northfield," 3 June 2019 As many reports have shown, different companies can yield different results. — John Moore, National Geographic, "Could DNA Testing Reunite Immigrant Families? Get the Facts.," 25 June 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The Oregon Senate passes a bill allowing cyclists to treat stop signs as yields. — oregonlive.com, "Portland metro Friday traffic: Crane removal postponed until July," 21 June 2019 The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.03%, its lowest point since Trump was elected, from 2.06% late Tuesday. — Martin Crutsinger, chicagotribune.com, "Fed leaves its key interest rate unchanged but hints at future cuts," 19 June 2019 The yield on the 10-year Treasury note briefly touched its lowest level since September 2017. — CBS News, "Wall Street ends higher after the Fed's hold-steady decision," 19 June 2019 The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was recently at 2.060%. — Alexander Osipovich And Nathan Allen, WSJ, "Stocks Surge After Trump Says He Talked With Xi," 18 June 2019 The yield on the 10-year Treasury note has dropped more than one percentage point from its recent peak above 3.2 percent last fall. — Matt Phillips, New York Times, "The Trade War With China Has an Upside for Consumers, Too," 17 June 2019 Still, the yield on Oman’s bond due in 2028 remains higher than Bahrain’s similar-maturity debt, which rallied last year after the nation won a $10 billion bailout package and inclusion in JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s emerging-market bond indexes. — Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com, "Once A-Rated at S&P, Oman Now Risks Descending Deeper Into Junk," 21 Apr. 2019 The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury slid to 2.40 percent from 2.45 percent late Friday. — Joe Mcdonald, The Seattle Times, "Global stocks rebound after slide on growth worries," 26 Mar. 2019 The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.08% from 2.12% on Thursday. — Janna Herron, USA TODAY, "Dow ends higher on hopes of an interest rate cut after weak jobs report," 7 Mar. 2019

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yield

noun

Financial Definition of yield

What It Is

Yield refers to the cash return to the owner of a security or investment.

How It Works

In general, yield is calculated as follows:

Periodic Cash Distributions / Total Cost of Investment = Yield

The term yield may refer to slightly different aspects of a return for variable types of investments. For example, a yield on bonds, such as the coupon yield is the annual interest paid on the principal amount of the bond. Current yield is the coupon yield on a bond at a specific point in the time before the bond maturity. A yield to maturity of a bond is the internal rate of return on a bond's cash flow, including the cost of the bonds, period payments from the bonds, if any, and the return of the principal at redemption.

[Use our Yield to Call (YTC) Calculator to measure your annual return if you hold a particular bond until its first call date.]

[Use our Yield to Maturity (YTM) Calculator to measure your annual return if you plan to hold a particular bond until maturity.]

In equities, yields on preferred shares are similar to bond yields. For example, the dividend yield is the total payments in a year from the preferred shares divided by the principal value of the preferred shares. The current yield refers to the annual payments divided by the current market price.

Why It Matters

While yields of various investments do not explain the reasons for the gains and losses, they may mask declines in the underlying value of the assets or the effects of inflation. Using the yield is a convenient way of comparing the returns on various financial investments.

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