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turn a profit vs clean up

clean up vs turn a profit

turn a profit and clean up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn a profit No No Yes No
clean up No No Yes No
As verbs, clean up is a hyponym of turn a profit; that is, clean up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn a profit:
  • turn a profit: make a profit; gain money or materially
  • clean up: make a big profit; often in a short period of time
Other hyponyms of turn a profit include line one's pockets, turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny.
turn a profit (verb) clean up (verb)
make a profit; gain money or materially make oneself clean, presentable or neat
put (things or places) in order
finish attending to
make a big profit; often in a short period of time
Difference between turn a profit and clean up

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