1.
yield; return; rate of return
The annual income from an investment expressed as a percentage of its cost or current value. Used in finance for bonds, stocks, real estate, and other investments.
利回りが高い。
The yield is high.
この債券の利回りは年3%だ。
The yield on this bond is 3% per year.
不動産投資では、表面利回りだけでなく実質利回りも確認すべきだ。
In real estate investment, you should check not only the gross yield but also the net yield.
A key term in finance and investing. Common collocations: 利回りが高い/低い (high/low yield), 表面利回り (gross yield), 実質利回り (net yield), 配当利回り (dividend yield). Compound structure: 利 (profit, interest) + 回り (rotation, return). Related: 利率 (interest rate — for loans/deposits), 収益率 (rate of return — more formal).