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.