profiteer vs profit

profit vs profiteer

profiteer and profit both are nouns.

profiteer and profit both are verbs.

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

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

profiteer: make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
profit: derive a benefit from

Other hypernyms of profiteer include benefit, gain.

profiteer (noun)	profit (noun)
someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)	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)

profiteer (verb)	profit (verb)
make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods	make a profit; gain money or materially
	derive a benefit from

Difference between profiteer and profit

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