yield
noun [ C or U ]
uk/jiːld/ us FINANCE
the total amount of profit or income produced from a business or investment:
The bond's yield fell to 6.09%.
high/low yield These securities are speculative and may involve greater risks and have higher yields.
an increase/reduction in yield The payout on a 25-year policy is reduced to £100,271, which represents a reduction in yield from 13.3% to 13%.
a 30-day/30-year yield
PRODUCTION
the total amount of a crop, product, etc. that is produced or supplied:
Over a 15-year period, the average yield of dairy cows in the UK had increased by 34%.
These salts continuously bombard agricultural soils, stressing plants and reducing crop yields.
MONEY
the average amount of money that an airline receives from each passenger for each mile they travel or that a hotel receives from each guest for each night they stay:
Yield management is not really new to hoteliers, since identical rooms have been sold for higher prices during high season and for lower prices during low season for generations.
See also
bond yield
current yield
dividend yield
earnings yield
effective yield
equity yield
gilt yields
gross yield
high-yield
initial yield
maturity yield
net yield
nominal yield
redemption yield
running yield
true yield
yield
verb [ T ]
uk/jiːld/ us FINANCE
to supply or produce a profit, income, etc.:
The stake, analysts say, could yield $700m a year in revenue.
British shares currently yield 3.3%.
yield profit/returns Even the most unglamorous sectors of the market can yield big returns.
PRODUCTION
to supply or produce a crop, product, etc.:
Oil fields and reserves are yielding more oil than had been thought possible, because of technological advances.
to supply or produce information, results, etc.:
yield benefits/information/results Subsequent product tests yielded better results.
His emails to company executives yielded no response.