yield
nounEtymology
From Middle English yielden, yelden, ȝelden (“to yield, pay”), from Old English ġieldan (“to pay”), from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Doublet of geld. The noun is from Middle English ȝeld (“tax, payment”), from Old English ġield (“payment”), from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“payment”), from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Cognates Cognate with Scots yield (“to yield”), North Frisian jilden (“to pay”), Saterland Frisian jäilde (“to be valid, matter, count, be worth”), West Frisian jilde (“to pay”), Low German gellen, Dutch gelden (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), gelden (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), German gelten (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Danish gælde (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Icelandic gjalda (“to pay, yield, give”), Norwegian Bokmål gjelde (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Norwegian Nynorsk gjelde, gjelda (“to apply, count, be valued, be regarded”), Swedish gälda (“to pay”), gälla (“to apply, be regarded”). The noun is cognate with West Frisian jild (“money”), Dutch geld (“money”), Low German and German Geld (“money”), Danish gæld (“debt”), Faroese and Icelandic gjald (“fee, payment”), Norn gild (“payment”), Norwegian gjeld (“debt”), and Swedish gäld (“debt”). See also geld.
11 senses
- 1A product.
- 2Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal…
- 3The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
- 4The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
- 5The volume of water escaping from a spring.
- 6The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a…
- 7Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
- 8The current return as a percentage of the price of a…
- 9yield strength of a material.
- 10The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor…
- 11Payment; money; tribute.
A product.
- In the case of countries more favoured by climate than Britain their earliest trade with the foreigner which history has to record is usually in the surface products of the earth—in corn or wine, in the yields of the olive-grove or the orchard.1902, Traill, H. D.; Mann, James Saumarez, Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day, page lxxxviii:
› The quantity of something produced.
Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.
- Zucchini plants always seem to produce a high yield of fruit.
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuclear weapon, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
- A yield curve inversion happens when long-term bond yields fall below short-term bond yields. That rarely occurs. Before this month, that section of the yield curve hadn’t inverted since 2007, just before the Great Recession.2019 August 22, “What is the yield curve and why it matters”, in CNN Business:
- When bond yields rise slowly over time, it’s not a problem for pensions deploying LDI strategies, and actually helps their finances.2022 October 8, Julia Horowitz, “How meltdown in a $1 trillion market brought the UK to the brink of a financial crisis”, in CNN Business:
Law The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020, page 68:
Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Science, Sciences Material yield strength of a material.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor to allow other threads to execute.
- Derived terms
33 terms
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