For Yield we have terms and definitions in 20 topics. The topics are Accounting, Accounting Terms, Business, Corrosion, Dream, Energy, Environment, Finance, Fish, Frauds and Scams, Homeowners Insurance, International Economics, Investing, Investment, Pavement, Real Estate, Restaurant, Supply Chain, Treasury and William Shakespeare.

Yield (Accounting)

is the annual return on an investmentexpressed as a percentage. The yield to redemption or maturity (the same thing) combines the running yield with the "pull to redemption"; thus a bond which has a 10% coupon and exactly one year of remaining life will sell at $98.2% when interest rates are at 12.0%that 12.0% being composed of 10.2% running yield and 1.8% pull to redemption ($100.0 - 98.2%).

Yield (Accounting Terms)

Return on an INVESTMENT an investor receives from DIVIDENDS or INTEREST expressed as a percentage of the cost of the SECURITY.

Yield (Business)

A percentage of the amount invested that is the annual income from an investment

Yield (Corrosion)

Evidence of plastic deformation in structural materials. Also called plastic flow or creep. See also flow

Yield (Dream)

To dream you yield to another's wishes, denotes that you will throw away by weak indecision a great opportunity to elevate yourself.
If others yield to you, exclusive privileges will be accorded you and you will be elevated above your associates.
To receive poor yield for your labors, you may expect cares and worries.

Yield (Energy)

The quantity of petroleum product derived from a process, based on the specific weights of raw materials.

Yield (Environment)

The quantity of water (expressed as a rate of flow or total quantity per year) that can be collected for a given use from surface or groundwater sources.

Yield (Finance)

The percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note.

Yield (Fish)

The weight or number of fish removed by fishing during a defined time period.

Yield (Frauds and Scams)

An investment's return from dividends or interest expressed as a percentage of either cost at purchase or the investment's current price. For example, a security with a current market value of $36 a share paying a dividend of $2.50 annually will give an investor a return of 7% ($2.50/$36.00).

Yield (Homeowners Insurance)

This is the rate of return on an investment. It can be paid as interest or dividends. Yield may be calculated by dividing the value of dividends or interest by the amount you invested. For example, if you invested $950, and were paid $60 in interest, the yield is 6.3 percent.

Yield (International Economics)

The amount of return on an investment; the interest rate.

Yield (Investing)

An investment's return from dividends or interest expressed as a percentage of either cost at purchase or the investment's current price. For example, a security with a current market value of $36 a share paying a dividend of $2.50 annually will give an investor a return of 7% ($2.50/$36.00).

See Also: Yield Equivalence; Yield To Call; Yield To Maturity

Yield (Investment)

Return on an investment, expressed as a percentage. Calculated for stocks by dividing the annual dividend by the purchase price, and for bonds, by dividing the Coupon Rate by the current market price.

Yield (Pavement)

The volume of fresh concrete produced from a known quantity of ingredients; the total weight of ingredients divided by the unit weight of the freshly mixed concrete.

Yield (Real Estate)

The interest earned by an investor on his investment (or bank on the money it has lent). Also called Return.

Yield (Restaurant)

The amount of usable product a given item delivers. For example, a 16-ounce cut of meat may produce only 13 ounces of usable product after the fat has been trimmed.

Yield (Supply Chain)

The ratio of usable output from a process to its input.
Zone of Rate Flexibility: Railroads may raise rates by a percentage increase in the railroad cost index that the ICC determines; the railroads could raise rates by 6 percent per year through 1984 and 4 percent thereafter.
Zone of Rate Freedom: Motor carriers may raise or lower rates by 10 percent in one year without ICC interference; if the rate change is within the zone of freedom, the rate is presumed to be reasonable.
Zone of Reasonableness: A zone or limit within which air carriers may change rates without regulatory scrutiny; if the rate change is within the zone, the new rate is presumed to be reasonable.

Yield (Treasury)

The annualized rate of return to maturity on a Treasury security.

Yield (William Shakespeare)

To bring forth; to reward.

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