American spelling vs profit-maximizing

American spelling is a noun but profit-maximizing is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American spelling	Yes	No	No	No
profit-maximizing	No	Yes	No	No

American spelling (noun)	profit-maximizing (noun)
English orthography used in the United States (characterized by 'analyze', 'center', 'usable')

American spelling (adjective)	profit-maximizing (adjective)
	making the profit as great as possible