turn a profit vs realize

turn a profit and realize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turn a profit	No	No	Yes	No
realize	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of turn a profit include bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, take in.

turn a profit (verb)	realize (verb)
make a profit; gain money or materially	perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
	be fully aware or cognizant of
	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