actual cost
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As the breakdown below illustrates, the horizontal block of his wealth is almost entirely consumed by two massive corporate holdings, leaving virtually no room for actual cash.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Value investing, what Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett practiced, means finding businesses that are underpriced based on their actual cash flows and profit metrics.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Those are generally accrual accounting measures, which reflect the effects of actions that happened during the year, not actual cash payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The plan, securities experts said, is a way for the company to convert its astronomical value on paper into actual cash.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024
He was shocked how much easier and cheaper it was to buy a credit default swap than it was to sell short an actual cash bond—even though they represented exactly the same bet.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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