2. (Economics) (plural) economics the portion of the national income accruing to labour as earned income, as contrasted with the unearned income accruing to capital in the form of rent, interest, and dividends. 3. (often plural) recompense, return, or yield. 4. an obsolete word for pledge.
hyacinth noun [C]. âº a pleasant-smelling âplant with a lot of âsmall âflowers that âgrow âclose together around one âthick âstem. (Definition of hyacinth from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).See all translations.yacinth noun [C]. âº a pleasant-smelling âplant with a lot of âsmall âflowers that âgrow âclose together around one âthick âstem. (Definition of hyacinth from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
or hyaena. 1. a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs. Compare brown hyena, spotted hyena, striped hyena.