yield

  • 21yield — 1) The income from an investment expressed in various ways. The nominal yield of a fixed interest security is the interest it pays, expressed as a percentage of its par value. For example, a £100 stock quoted as paying 8% interest will yield £8… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 22yield — The income from an investment expressed in various ways. The nominal yield of a fixed interest security is the interest it pays, expressed as a percentage of its par value For example, a £100 stock quoted as paying 8% interest will yield £8 per… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 23yield — I UK [jiːld] / US [jɪld] verb Word forms yield : present tense I/you/we/they yield he/she/it yields present participle yielding past tense yielded past participle yielded ** 1) [transitive] to produce something useful such as information or… …

    English dictionary

  • 24yield — 01. The oil fields of Alberta [yield] millions of gallons of oil each year. 02. Our strawberry patch [yielded] at least 10 pounds of berries last summer. 03. The Cuban government has refused to [yield] to pressure from the U.S. to end communist… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25yield — yield1 [ jild ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to produce something useful such as information or evidence: Knowing about our past does not automatically yield solutions to our current problems. yield results/benefits: The search for truth is beginning… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26yield — [[t]yild[/t]] v. t. 1) agr. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: to yield 40 bushels to the acre[/ex] 2) bus to produce or furnish (profit) 3) to give up, as to superior power or authority: yielded the fort… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27yield — yielder, n. /yeeld/, v.t. 1. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs. 2. to produce or furnish (payment, profit, or interest): a trust fund that yields ten… …

    Universalium

  • 28yield — un·yield·ing·ness; yield·able; yield·ance; yield·er; yield; yield·ing·ly; yield·ing·ness; un·yield·ing·ly; …

    English syllables

  • 29yield — To give up, relinquish, or surrender. Current return from an investment or expenditure as a percentage of price of investment or expenditure. The stock dividends or bond interest paid expressed as a percentage of the current price. As to bonds or …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30yield — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gieldan; akin to Old High German geltan to pay Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic recompense, reward 2. to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required 3. to give up …

    New Collegiate Dictionary