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profit vs dividend

dividend vs profit

profit and dividend both are nouns.

profit is a verb but dividend is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
profit Yes No Yes No
dividend Yes No No No
As nouns, dividend is a hyponym of profit; that is, dividend 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)
  • dividend: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
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, accumulation.
profit (noun) dividend (noun)
the advantageous quality of being beneficial that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
a number to be divided by another number
profit (verb) dividend (verb)
make a profit; gain money or materially
derive a benefit from
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