profit vs realise

realise vs profit

profit is a noun but realise is not a noun.

profit and realise both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

profit (noun)	realise (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)	realise (verb)
make a profit; gain money or materially	perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
derive a benefit from	be fully aware or cognizant of
	make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
	expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
	convert into cash; of goods and property
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Difference between profit and realise

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