poor yield
Scant crop output
Poor yield describes an inadequate return or output relative to what was expected or invested.
In agriculture, a poor yield means crops produced less harvest than anticipated: Drought led to a poor yield this season.
In finance, it indicates investments returning less than hoped.
In chemistry or manufacturing, it refers to processes that convert less raw material into finished product than the reaction or procedure should produce.
- crop failureWhen fields yield nothing
- meagerDeficient in quantity
- scantBarely adequate amount
- slim pickingsVery limited options
- disappointingFailing to satisfy expectations
bad harvest · barren · drought · dust bowl · bone dry · stunted · famine · hard times · shortfall · blight · sparse · thin · withered · fruitless · unproductive · diminished · scarce · lean
poor yieldbumper crop
Unusually large harvest
high yield · bountiful harvest · windfall · overproduction · surplus
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