accumulation vs profit

profit vs accumulation

accumulation and profit both are nouns.

accumulation is not a verb while profit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accumulation	Yes	No	No	No
profit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, profit is a hypernym of accumulation; that is, profit is a word with a broader meaning than accumulation:

accumulation: (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
profit: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Other hypernyms of accumulation include earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profits.

accumulation (noun)	profit (noun)
the act of accumulating	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
several things grouped together or considered as a whole	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
an increase by natural growth or addition

accumulation (verb)	profit (verb)
	make a profit; gain money or materially
	derive a benefit from

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