sack vs profit

sack and profit both are nouns.

sack and profit both are verbs.

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

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

sack: make as a net profit
profit: derive a benefit from

Other hypernyms of sack include benefit, gain.

sack (noun)	profit (noun)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
the quantity contained in a sack
an enclosed space

sack (verb)	profit (verb)
put in a sack	make a profit; gain money or materially
plunder (a town) after capture	derive a benefit from
make as a net profit
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Difference between sack and profit

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