Definition of "unrealized" [unrealized]

• Not brought to realization; not made actual or real: unrealized aspirations. (adjective)

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• "And what you call unrealized at trading, is that mark-to-market?"
• "The value of that asset then goes to $1,000,000, leaving the father with $800,000 in unrealized capital gains."
• "I had to quit because of the management too once, lost a whole bunch of money in unrealized stock options."