windfall profit vs profit

profit vs windfall profit

windfall profit and profit both are nouns.

windfall profit is not a verb while profit is a verb.

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

As nouns, profit is a hypernym of windfall profit; that is, profit is a word with a broader meaning than windfall profit:

windfall profit: profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it
profit: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Other hypernyms of windfall profit include earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profits.

windfall profit (noun)	profit (noun)
profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it	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)

windfall profit (verb)	profit (verb)
	make a profit; gain money or materially
	derive a benefit from

Difference between windfall profit and profit

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