investor
a dividend is for division and a profit is when you make money off of something.
Profit is the financial gain, after the money spent is earned back. Profitability is the ability something has to make a profit.
someone who risks money to make a profit is a gambler
Stockholders
make a business out of something and the profit from it should be enough to buy one after a while
People get money from people or when they pay for something they can get change they make money from machines
capitalist
Profit organisation are generally those who want to make money eg: industrial companies such as builders. Not for profit organisations are those that serve the community or are helping something or people. eg: World Vision is a not for profit organisation. All the money they receive from fundraising goes to the kids in Africa. This is the same as Zoo's. The fares you pay for entrance is for the food and the upkeep of the animal enclosures.
profit motive
Profit. To make money.
Something that you do in order to make money. You make an investment and hope to get it back plus a profit. By the fact that you asked this question I figured that you did not need a long drawn out explaination, just a simple basic answer.
investments