pyramid vs profit

profit vs pyramid

pyramid and profit both are nouns.

pyramid and profit both are verbs.

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

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

pyramid: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
profit: derive a benefit from

Other hypernyms of pyramid include benefit, gain.

pyramid (noun)	profit (noun)
(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

pyramid (verb)	profit (verb)
increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base	make a profit; gain money or materially
arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid	derive a benefit from
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal

Difference between pyramid and profit

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