Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with yield in American Collocation
yield
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/jild/
high
excellent
good
high
large
The breeding programme is designed to produce dairy cows with high milk yields.
low
low
poor
Poor yields from harvests have led to widespread food shortages in these areas.
particular amount
average
gross
maximum
net
total
The average yield was 470 kilos of cotton per hectare.
in farming
cereal
crop
grain
maize
milk
rice
wheat
Changes in agricultural practices were introduced to increase crop yields.
in business
bond
dividend
income
investment
Does a high dividend yield indicate a strong company?
produce a yield
achieve
deliver
generate
give
produce
Organic food is more expensive because it produces smaller yields and is more labour intensive.
increase a yield
boost
improve
increase
maximize
New irrigation projects are set to boost yields.
reduce a yield
compromise
depress
reduce
A drought a year earlier had reduced Europe’s potato yields significantly.