realize , -ise /; BrE also / verb [+ obj]

1

to be sold for a particular amount of money:

The paintings realized $2.5 million at auction.

2

to make or lose a particular amount of money:

The company expects to realize a $3.0 million pretax gain in the third quarter.

realized gains

Higher premiums were offset by realized investment losses.

3 (Finance ) realize an asset

to sell things that you own, for example property, in order to get the money that you need for sth:

He realized other assets in order to subsidize the business.

SYN LIQUIDATE

4

to achieve sth important that you very much want to do:

We encourage all staff to realize their full potential

(= be as successful as they are able to be).

realization , -isation /; ; AmE / noun [U]:

the realization of potential

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