Definition of "high-yield" []

• Yielding a large amount of agricultural or industrial production (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Even if the market remains at current cheap levels, its 9% income justifies the label of high-yield."
• "The rich yields on these below-investment-grade bonds—often politely referred to as high-yield bonds—have attracted a flood of new investor dollars into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that specialize in this part of the fixed-income market."
• "All of the bonds were already classified as high-yield debt, or "junk" bonds."