yield
n. C / Un. The amount of something that is produced, like crops from a farm or profit from an investment. It's a way to measure how much you get back from an effort or resource.
n. The total amount of an agricultural or industrial product produced. In finance, it refers to the income return on an investment, typically expressed as an annual percentage.
The farm's crop yield is very high.
Investors look for bonds with a high yield to maximize their returns over time.
The chemical reaction's final yield was lower than predicted, prompting a full review of the catalytic process and temperature controls.
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”). 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.
Uncountable when referring to the general concept of return (e.g., 'a focus on yield'), but countable when referring to a specific amount or type ('a yield of 5%').