paper profit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of paper profit
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Its paper profit in Trilogy Metals totals more than $90 million, assuming that the government meets its obligation to build an industrial road the company plans to use.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
By mid-January 1980 they owned or controlled such vast quantities of silver that they were reaping $100 million in paper profit with every $1 increase in the price.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2014
He already has a massive paper profit on his 9.7 percent stake in Allergan, built over February and March.
From Reuters ● Apr. 22, 2014
Bank of America closed at $7.88 a share in New York last week, giving Buffett a paper profit of more than $500 million and 9 1/2 years for those gains to grow.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 27, 2012
Teasing you along, letting you pile up a little paper profit, then bang!
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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