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Definition
Increase (or decrease) in the market value of an asset which will be converted into actual profit (or loss) only when the asset is sold. Also called paper gain/loss. See also realized profit/loss.
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paper profit (or loss) is in the Accounting & Auditing and Banking, Commerce & Finance subjects.
paper profit (or loss) appears in the definitions of the following terms: pyramiding, profit taking, unrealized profit/loss and paper gain/loss
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