| 释义 |
paper profit A profit shown by the books or accounts of an organization, which may not be a realized profit because the value of an asset has fallen below its book value, because the asset, although nominally showing a profit, has not actually been sold, or because some technicality of book-keeping might show an activity to be profitable when it is not. For example, a share that has risen in value since its purchase might show a paper profit but this would not be a real profit since the value of the share might fall again before it is sold. |