benefit vs profit

benefit and profit both are nouns.

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

As verbs, benefit and profit are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of benefit include gain.

benefit (noun)	profit (noun)
something that aids or promotes well-being	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
a performance to raise money for a charitable cause	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
financial assistance in time of need

benefit (verb)	profit (verb)
derive a benefit from	make a profit; gain money or materially
be beneficial for	derive a benefit from