realise vs profit

profit vs realise

realise is not a noun while profit is a noun.

realise and profit both are verbs.

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

As verbs, profit is a hyponym of realise; that is, profit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than realise:

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

Other hyponyms of realise include eke out, squeeze out, turn a profit, rake off, bring home, take home, rake in, shovel in, gross, bear, pay, yield.

realise (noun)	profit (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)

realise (verb)	profit (verb)
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally	make a profit; gain money or materially
be fully aware or cognizant of	derive a benefit from
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 realise and profit

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