Result in vs. Yield- What to use when?

Result in means to cause (something) to happen or to produce (something) as a result.

Yield means to produce (something).

Result in and yield – two words that look completely synonymous in the dictionary.

Both the words are used to describe the outcome of a particular phenomenon.

But do they mean the same? Not, quite.

Result in:

It means to cause (something) to happen or to produce (something) as a result.

For instance,

• His addiction to alcohol resulted in his untimely death.
• The unfair verdict resulted in a mass protest.

In both these examples, we are using result in to connect the cause to its effect.

It also means that something happened because of another event.

For instance,

• Incorporation of medical exercise therapy in daily routine resulted in decreased depression and anxiety.

Here, we can understand that a particular action/incident has led to a particular change/observation.

Yield:

It means to produce (something).

For instance,

• The apple tree yields many fruits every year.
• Well-analyzed investments yield good returns.

In examples like these, yield is used to describe the results.

Additionally, yield means to give way to.

For instance,

• The road signs said that cyclists are to yield to pedestrians

The word yield is also used as a noun to define the resulting amount, or the amount of substance obtained by a chemical reaction.

For instance,

• Media temperature affects the yield of xanthan gum.

Here, the word yield is not just implying a result but also the amount of the resulting substance.

Hope this helps you in your writing! We will untwine another pair of puzzling words in our next blog. Till then, stay tuned!