acquire vs profit

profit vs acquire

acquire is not a noun while profit is a noun.

acquire and profit both are verbs.

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

As verbs, profit is a hyponym of acquire; that is, profit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquire:

acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
profit: derive a benefit from

Other hyponyms of acquire include isolate, get back, win back, express, extract, press out, capture, catch, come by, come into, buy, purchase, charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take, have, receive, turn, buy, find, glom, come upon, enter upon, luck into, come up, find, get hold, line up, accept, have, take, obtain, find, recover, regain, retrieve, catch, recoup, recover, recuperate, reclaim, repossess, find, regain, acquire, gain, win, bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in, earn, garner, win, benefit, gain, partake, partake in, share, preempt, preempt, call for, collect, gather up, pick up, inherit, borrow, pick up, get, poll.

acquire (noun)	profit (noun)
	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

acquire (verb)	profit (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	make a profit; gain money or materially
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	derive a benefit from
gain through experience
gain knowledge or skills
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
win something through one's efforts
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

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