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.