profit vs killing

killing vs profit

profit and killing both are nouns.

profit is not an adjective while killing is an adjective.

profit is a verb but killing is not a verb.

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

As nouns, killing is a hyponym of profit; that is, killing 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)
killing: a very large profit

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

profit (noun)	killing (noun)
the advantageous quality of being beneficial	the act of terminating a life
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)	an event that causes someone to die
	a very large profit

profit (adjective)	killing (adjective)
	very funny

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

Difference between profit and killing

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