HyperDic: paper_loss

English > 1 sense of the expression *paper loss*:
NOUN	possession	paper loss	an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost

English > *paper loss*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	An unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost.
Broader	loss, red ink, red	The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
Opposite	paper profit	An unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price