profit vs accumulation

accumulation vs profit

profit and accumulation both are nouns.

profit is a verb but accumulation is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of profit include earning per share, windfall profit, cleanup, killing, fast buck, quick buck, filthy lucre, gross profit, gross profit margin, margin, markup, dividend.

profit (noun)	accumulation (noun)
the advantageous quality of being beneficial	the act of accumulating
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)	several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	(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

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

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