Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Yield

ub. 1. To give up, relinquish, or surrender (a right, etc.) <yield the floor>. 2. Hist. To perform a service owed by a tenant to a lord <yield and pay>. See YIELDING AND PAYING.

coupon yield

See YIELD. Cour de Cassation. See COURT OF CASSATION

current yield

The annual interest paid on a security (esp. a bond) divided by the security's current market price.

discount yield

The yield on a security sold at a discount.

dividend yield

The current annual dividend divided by the market price per share.

earnings yield

The earnings per share of a security divided by its market price. ( The higher the ratio, the better the investment yield. - Also termed earnings price ratio. Cf. PRICE-EARNINGS RATIO.

income yield

See CAPITALIZATION RATE.

net yield

The profit or loss on an investment after deducting all appropriate costs and loss reserves. nominal yield. See coupon yield.

nominal yield

See YIELD.

yield on investment

See YIELD.

yield spread

The differences in yield between various securities issues.

yield to maturity

The rate of return from an investment if the investment is held until it matures. - Abbr. YTM. Cf. TIME VALUE.