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Yields vs Returns - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between yields and returns

is that yields is plural of lang=en Either a measure of output or an act of permitting another to get past while returns is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between yields and returns

is that yields is third-person singular of yield while returns is third-person singular of return.

yields

English

Noun

(head)
  • Either a measure of output or an act of permitting another to get past.
  • The agricultural yields were lower this year.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (yield)
  • Anagrams

    *

    returns

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) Merchandise returned to a retailer or wholesaler by a purchaser.
  • (pluralonly) Unsold merchandise returned to the supplier.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2002
  • , author=Irina Dunn , title=The writer's guide , chapter= citation , isbn= , page=129 , passage=The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns ) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (return)
  • Anagrams

    * turners

    See also

    * many happy returns