paper profit

/ˌpeɪpər ˌprɑfət/
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Other forms: paper profits

Definitions of paper profit
  1. noun
    an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price
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    antonyms:
    paper loss
    an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost
    type of:
    gain
    the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
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