profit vs gain

profit and gain both are nouns.

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

As nouns, profit and gain are synonyms defined as:

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

profit: make a profit; gain money or materially
gain: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Other hypernyms of profit include bring in, clear, earn, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in.

As verbs, profit and gain are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of profit include benefit.

profit (noun)	gain (noun)
the advantageous quality of being beneficial	the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
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 amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
	a quantity that is added

profit (verb)	gain (verb)
make a profit; gain money or materially	increase (one's body weight)
derive a benefit from	rise in rate or price
	increase or develop
	obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	win something through one's efforts
	derive a benefit from
	obtain