unrealized

American  

[uhn-ree-uh-lahyzd] / ʌnˈri əˌlaɪzd /

adjective

1. not made real or actual; not resulting in accomplishment, as a task or aim.

   unrealized ambitions.

2. not known or suspected.

   unrealized talent.

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unrealized British  

/ ʌnˈrɪəˌlaɪzd /

adjective

1. (of an ambition, hope, goal, etc) not attained or brought to fruition

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Etymology

Origin of unrealized

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ¹ + realize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

U.S. commercial banks may also be hoarding liquidity, and not lending in out in the repo market, to avoid recognizing around $400 billion in unrealized securities losses, according to Bank of America data.

From Barron's

“It’s just a huge amount of generated wealth that completely escapes taxation,” said Cristobal Young, a sociology professor at Cornell University who studies economic inequality, referring to unrealized capital gains.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trade makes them feel good, as they reason they have protected their unrealized gains—even though such options are often priced in ways that require Armageddon to occur for them to prove profitable.

From Barron's

It’s a generous donation to your daughter’s education, if a sadly unrealized one.

From MarketWatch

Accounting rules require Berkshire to include unrealized gains and losses from its giant investment portfolio when it reports net income, meaning that short-term fluctuations in the stock market can cause big swings in quarterly income.

From The Wall Street Journal

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