high-yield ˈhigh-yield also ˈhigh-yielding adjective
• Investors were lured by high-yielding bonds.
— high-yielder noun [countable] :
• High-yielders such as the Canadian and Australian dollars are backed by high domestic interest rates.
2. FARMING a high-yield crop is one that produces large quantities of grain etc:
• Africa is now getting high-yield crop varieties and farming systems.
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high-yield UK US adjective (also high-yielding) FINANCE
► used to describe bonds that pay a lot of interest, shares with high dividends, etc., often involving a high level of risk: »
The new high-yield funds buy bonds from companies with a lower credit rating.
»The fund will invest in a mix of high-yielding corporate bonds.
»The fund is invested 35 per cent in gilts, with the remainder in the US high-yield market.
Financial and business terms. 2012.