profit vs acquire

acquire vs profit

profit is a noun but acquire is not a noun.

profit and acquire both are verbs.

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

As verbs, acquire is a hypernym of profit; that is, acquire is a word with a broader meaning than profit:

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

Other hypernyms of profit include get.

profit (noun)	acquire (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)

profit (verb)	acquire (verb)
make a profit; gain money or materially	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
derive a benefit from	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
	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

Difference between profit and acquire

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