harvest

[hahr-vist] / ˈhɑr vɪst /

NOUN

crops; taking in of crops

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intake output result yield

STRONG

autumn by-product consequence cropping effect fall fruitage fruition garnering gathering harvesting ingathering produce reaping repercussion return season storing summer yielding

WEAK

harvest-time

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning cause commencement origin rise source start

VERB

gathering of produce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate amass collect gather hoard mow pick pluck reap take in

STRONG

acquire bin cache crop cull cut garner get glean harrow plow squirrel stash store stow strip

WEAK

pile up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse dissipate distribute divide grow plant scatter spend squander waste

STRONG

fail lose surrender yield

WEAK

seed

Example Sentences

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Tax-loss harvesting involves selling underperforming assets to reduce an investor’s overall tax bill on realized gains.

From Barron's

As she was already so poorly when treatment began, there was no time to harvest and freeze her eggs.

From BBC

Look for some tax-loss harvesting into the end of the year as some of these trades unwind.

From Barron's

It comes after bird flu led to large numbers of turkeys being culled early, while a drier spring and summer hit sprout harvests.

From BBC

In Greenford, west London, Sir David gently cradles a tiny harvest mouse before releasing it into a meadow.

From BBC