profit and loss vs account

account vs profit and loss

profit and loss and account both are nouns.

profit and loss is not a verb while account is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
profit and loss	Yes	No	No	No
account	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, account is a hypernym of profit and loss; that is, account is a word with a broader meaning than profit and loss:

profit and loss: an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
account: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

Other hypernyms of profit and loss include account statement, accounting.

profit and loss (noun)	account (noun)
an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss	the quality of taking advantage
	importance or value
	a record or narrative description of past events
	an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
	a short account of the news
	a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
	the act of informing by verbal report
	grounds
	a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
	a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services

profit and loss (verb)	account (verb)
	furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
	to give an account or representation of in words
	keep an account of
	be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

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