net income vs profit

net income and profit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
net income	Yes	No	No	No
profit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, net income and profit are synonyms defined as:

net income and profit: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Other synonyms of net income include earnings, lucre, net, net profit, profits.

net income (noun)	profit (noun)
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)	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)

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