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Apparent profit shown in accounts but not realized in an expendable form.
The company had paper profits of two million dollars, but everyone knew that depreciation neant they had really lost 10 million.
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paper profit — ➔ profit1 * * * Apparent, and as yet unrealized, profit arising out of an increase in the value of an asset. * * * paper profit UK US noun [C or U] (also paper gain) FINANCE ► an increase in the value of an investment, etc. that appears in… … Financial and business terms
paper profit — or loss An unrealized profit (or loss) on a security or other investment still held. Paper profits (or losses) become realized profits (or losses) only upon the sale of the security + paper profit Profit not yet realized as derived from an… … Black's law dictionary
paper profit — noun an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor s cost from the current market price • Ant: ↑paper loss • Hypernyms: ↑gain * * * an unrealized profit due to the appreciation of something owned but not yet sold.… … Useful english dictionary
paper profit — /ˌpeɪpə prɒfɪt/ noun a profit on an asset which has increased in price but has not been sold ● He is showing a paper profit of £25,000 on his investment. Also called paper gain, unrealised profit … Dictionary of banking and finance
paper profit — A profit shown by the books or accounts of an organization that is not a realized profit. This is usually for one of three reasons: • because the value of an asset has fallen below its book value; • because the asset, although nominally showing a … Accounting dictionary
paper profit — A profit shown by the books or accounts of an organization that is not a realized profit This is usually for one of three reasons: • because the value of an asset has fallen below its book value; • because the asset, although nominally showing a… … Big dictionary of business and management
paper profit — / peɪpə ˌprɒfɪt/ noun a profit on an asset which has increased in price but has not been sold ● He is showing a paper profit of £25,000 on his investment … Marketing dictionary in english
paper profit or loss — An unrealized profit (or loss) on a security or other investment still held. Paper profits (or losses) become realized profits (or losses) only upon the sale of the security + paper profit Profit not yet realized as derived from an appreciation… … Black's law dictionary
paper profit or loss — n. Profit or loss that exists on the books but has not been converted into cash. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
paper profit — profit which is impossible to realize, profit calculated but is not realistic … English contemporary dictionary
