dividend vs profit

profit vs dividend

dividend and profit both are nouns.

dividend is not a verb while profit is a verb.

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

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

dividend: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
profit: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

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

dividend (noun)	profit (noun)
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
a number to be divided by another number

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

Difference between dividend and profit

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